Piper PA-28-140 N7379J
7 August 1982 · Folkston, Georgia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 August 1982 at about 03:52 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7379J, operated by Brian K. Rankin, was involved in an accident near Folkston, 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 03:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Folkston, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.8302, -82.0000
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N7379J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brian K. Rankin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Augusta → Gainesville
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FA233
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
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP IN SE GEORGIA. THUNDERSTORMS, VARYING IN MAGNITUDE FROM LEVELS 3 TO 5, WERE MOVING FROM WEST OF JACKSONVILLE FL TO AN AREA NORTH OF THE OKEFENOKE SWAMP. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NW AT 20K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-28-181 | Marion, Montana, United States | Barbara A. Chigebrow | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Joel Lambert Baker | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Olan R. McGee | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Air Tulsa, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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