# NTSB MIA79FA112: Piper PA-28, N6322R, Canton, GA, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Canton, GA · CANTON, GA
- Location: 34.2472° N, 84.4907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2472&lon=-84.4907&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2533  79/8/12  NR.CANTON,GA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5200
        TIME - 1600                    N6322R              PX-  1  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 311 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TK MOORE FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CANTON,GA                    ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6322R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6322R-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 28-21489, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tk Moore Farm

## 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 19790812033729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812033729A), Aug 12, 1979: Piper PA28140, Canton, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried takeoff from short field beyond acft capability to clear obstacles for existing condition. Hit trees off rwy.

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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