Piper PA-28R-201 N39685
10 September 1982 · Alma, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 September 1982 at about 15:31 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201 registered N39685, operated by ROY Dordick, was involved in an accident near Alma, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alma, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alma
- Coordinates
- 31.5404, -82.4690
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-201
- Registration
- N39685
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- ROY Dordick
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ocala → Albany
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FA278
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
DURING HIS WX BRIEFING AT 0731 THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. THE ACFT CRASHED IN A CORNFIELD AFTER AN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE STABILATORS & WINGS. LOCAL RESIDENTS RECALLED THAT THE RAIN SHOWERS WERE RATHER HEAVY AT TIMES ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Gastonia, North Carolina, United States | Southeast Airmotive Corp | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Elko, Nevada, United States | Aviation World | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Edwin D. Buxton | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | James P. Chick | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | George Frangie | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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