# NTSB MIA77FA005: Piper PA-28, N8097N, Brunswick, GA, October 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1977
- Place: Brunswick, GA · BRUNSWICK, GA
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA005-144216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3953  77/10/14   BRUNSWICK,GA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1500
        TIME - 1330                    N8097N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRUNSWICK,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLT LOST CONTROL WHILE EXECUTING STEEP TURNS AT NEAR TREETOP LEVEL. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .179%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8097N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8097N-1978-03-10), registration cancelled 1978-03-10, S/N 28-25341 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771014043089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771014043089A), Oct 14, 1977: Piper PA28140, Brunswick, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt lost control while executing steep turns at near treetop level. Blood alcohol level .179 .

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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