# NTSB MIA80DKG25: Piper PA-31T, N208SW, Canton, GA, March 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1980
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0942  80/3/18  NR.CANTON,GA          PIPER PA-31T        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N208SW              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 36, 2020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROME,GA                     BOWLING GREEN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           50                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N208SW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cherokee County

## 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 19800318010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800318010489A), Mar 18, 1980: Piper PA31T1, Canton, GA, Substantial damage. Reported downdraft on level-off. Contributed to a hard landing that substantially damaged aircraft.

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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