# NTSB MIA80FKG07: Piper PA-28, N3038Q, Jonesboro, GA, November 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1979
- Place: Jonesboro, GA · JONESBORO, GA
- Location: 33.5208° N, 84.3547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5208&lon=-84.3547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3645   79/11/3 NR.JONESBORO,GA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N3038Q              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH EXPRESSWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT BENNING,GA            JONESBORO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3038Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3038Q), registered now, S/N 28-7716133 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Expressway

## 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 19791103032969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791103032969A), Nov 3, 1979: Piper PA28161, Jonesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on an unlighted runway at night. Overshot and veered off side of runway.

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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