Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-34-220T N8401E

31 October 1985 · Ocilla, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 31 October 1985 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-34-220T registered N8401E was involved in an accident near Ocilla, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Ocilla, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Fitzgerald Municipal (FZG)
Coordinates
31.5902, -83.2401
Aircraft
Piper PA-34-220T
Registration
N8401E
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Executive/Corporate
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Atlanta → Fitzgerald
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ATL86FA014

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 1 2 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 PILOT OF THE SECOND COMPANY AIRCRAFT TO ARRIVE IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT HELD WHILE THE FIRST ATTEMPTED AN NDR APPROACH. AFTER THE FIRST AIRCRAFT MADE A MISSED APPROACH THE PILOT OF THE SECOND AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED THE APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE TREES SEVERAL MILES PRIOR TO REACHING THE AIRPORT. A RADAR ALTIMETER WAS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS NOT USED. THE PILOT COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS JUST ANOTHER DANG BUZZER AND THERE WERE TOO MANY OF THOSE ALREADY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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