Piper PA 31-350 and Piper PA-30 accident near Atlanta, Georgia, March 7, 1984
On March 7, 1984 at about 11:20 am local time, 2 aircraft, Piper PA 31-350 (N62849) and Piper PA-30 (N7047Y), were involved in the same accident near Atlanta, Georgia (William B Hartfield Airpo). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 7, 1984 · about 11:20 am local time
- Place
- Atlanta, Georgia · William B Hartfield Airpo
- Type
- Accident · collision on the ground
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft 1
- Piper PA 31-350 · all PA 31-350s on the register
- Registration
- N62849 · registry record · serial 317652133
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
- Aircraft 2
- Piper PA-30 · all PA-30s on the register
- Registration
- N7047Y · registry record · serial 30-50
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative for the Piper PA 31-350 final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCREWS OF A PIPER PA-31, N62849, & A PIPER PA-30, N7047Y, PROCEEDED TO TAXI AT DAWN FROM A CARGO RAMP TO RWY 26. THEIR TAXI ROUTE WAS DOWN A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE PA-31 PLT STOPPED AT A GLIDE SLOPE HOLD LINE WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE END OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHILE HE WAS WAITING FOR AN ACFT TO LAND, THE PA-30 CONVERGED FROM HIS REAR. THE PLT OF THE PA-30 SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE PA-31 IN THE DARKNESS UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE TO STOP. HE DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHTS ON THE PA-31, EXCEPT A WHITE POSITION LIGHT. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT HIS VISION WAS DETERRED BY THE LANDING LIGHTS OF THE ACFT ON FINAL APCH. BOTH ACFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT.
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 NTSB's narrative for the Piper PA-30 final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCREWS OF A PIPER PA-31, N62849, & A PIPER PA-30, N7047Y, PROCEEDED TO TAXI AT DAWN FROM A CARGO RAMP TO RWY 26. THEIR TAXI ROUTE WAS DOWN A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE PA-31 PLT STOPPED AT A GLIDE SLOPE HOLD LINE WHICH WAS LOCATED NEAR THE END OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WHILE HE WAS WAITING FOR AN ACFT TO LAND, THE PA-30 CONVERGED FROM HIS REAR. THE PLT OF THE PA-30 SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE PA-31 IN THE DARKNESS UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE TO STOP. HE DID NOT SEE ANY LIGHTS ON THE PA-31, EXCEPT A WHITE POSITION LIGHT. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT HIS VISION WAS DETERRED BY THE LANDING LIGHTS OF THE ACFT ON FINAL APCH. BOTH ACFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY IMPACT,
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 for the Piper PA 31-350 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,758 hours in all; 240 in this make and model; 113 in the last 90 days; 2,470 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,353 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 20, 1984; 37 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,000 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TI0-540 SER (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Williford Aviation INC
The flight
- Destination: GSP Greer SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 26, 10,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 30°F (-1°C), dew point 21°F (-6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:32 am from ATL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
The factual record for the Piper PA-30 from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,147 hours in all; 419 in this make and model; 181 in the last 90 days; 2,926 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,675 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 19, 1984; 49 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-320 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Readi Air INC
The flight
- Destination: TPL Tampa FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 26, 10,000 ft by 150 ft
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N62849 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL84FA118.