Piper PA-34-200T accident near Augusta, Georgia, May 24, 1983
On May 24, 1983 at about 1:54 pm local time, a Piper PA-34-200T, registered N66AH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Augusta, Georgia (Bush Field). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 24, 1983 · about 1:54 pm local time
- Place
- Augusta, Georgia · Bush Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · all PA-34-200Ts on the register
- Registration
- N66AH · no longer on the register · serial 34-7670220
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT LANDED HARD, BOUNDCED SEVERAL TIMES AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. AN ATC SPECIALIST ON DUTY SAID HE OBSERVED THEACFT BOUNCE AND EACH TIME IT BOUNCED IT SEEMED TO BOUNCE HIGHER. ON THE FOURTH BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE ACFT SKIDDED 200 FEET ON THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 3500 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,823 hours in all; 353 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 2,613 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,891 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 27, 1983; 6 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,570 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-360-E (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LRA Toledo OH at 10:45 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 26, 6,001 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:48 pm from AGS
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N66AH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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