Piper PA-34 N36074
7 March 1980 · Pine Mountain, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 March 1980 at about 19:09 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N36074 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pine Mountain, Georgia, United States. 6 people were on board and 4 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pine Mountain, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Callaway Gardens
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N36074
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Hohenwald, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0021
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
VOR-A APCH.PLT REPORTED LOST SIGHT OF RWY DOWNWIND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-34 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Streator, Illinois, United States | Clark Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Whiteriver, Arizona, United States | Apache Const. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-34 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1980 | Piper PA-34 | Hays, Kansas, United States | Gramerly Corp | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |