# NTSB MIA77FA085: Piper PA-28, N43485, Danville, GA, September 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Danville, GA · DANVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.6060° N, 83.2461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6060&lon=-83.2461&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158703
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FA085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2844   77/9/7  NR.DANVILLE,GA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 2305                    N43485              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 MACON,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.062% CARBON MONOXIDE 43% SATURATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43485](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43485-1978-02-28), registration cancelled 1978-02-28, S/N 287415506, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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 19770907042479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907042479A), Sep 7, 1977: Piper PA28151, Danville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Blood alcohol level 0.062 carbon monoxide 43 saturation

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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