# NTSB MIA78FA103: Piper PA-30, N41AC, Albany, GA, July 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Albany, GA · ALBANY, GA
- Location: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5785&lon=-84.1557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FA103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2199  78/7/10  NR.ALBANY,GA          PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45,
        TIME - 1915                    N41AC               PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIANNA,FL                 ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 12000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      76
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN PILOT LOGBOOK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41AC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41AC-1979-01-08), registration cancelled 1979-01-08, S/N 30-366, built 1964 (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

## 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 19780710029189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710029189A), Jul 10, 1978: Piper PA30, Albany, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot did not maintain pilot logbook.

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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