# NTSB MIA78FA048: Piper PA-30, N7428Y, Waco, GA, March 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1978
- Place: Waco, GA · WACO, GA
- Location: 33.7022° N, 85.1898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7022&lon=-85.1898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0964   78/3/2  NR.WACO,GA            PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 371
        TIME - 1945                    N7428Y              PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST GEORGIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARROLLTON,GA               ALABASTER,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-ICING OR DE-ICING SYSTEMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7428Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7428Y-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N 30-488 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: West Georgia

## 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 19780302015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302015269A), Mar 2, 1978: Piper PA30, Waco, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft not equipped with anti-icing or de-icing systems.

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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