- Date
- March 5, 1984, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2912XPiper PA-34-220T
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840305005419A
- Case key
- 6313
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The acft collided with a car while landing on an airstrip at night. The car had been parked on the strip & an occupant in the car was fatally injured. An illicit substance was found aboard the acft & it was confiscated by law enforcement officials. Rain & fog existed at the time of the accident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - performed
Judgment - poorCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Weather condition - low ceilingFactor
Weather condition - rainFactor
Weather condition - fogFactor
Object - vehicleFactor
Judgment - poorCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2912X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34-220T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-KB, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Triangle Properties, Inc.
- Airport
- Kennedy Airstrip
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.