Boeing A75N1 accident near Cumming, Georgia, August 11, 1984
On August 11, 1984 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Boeing A75N1, registered N1357N, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cumming, Georgia. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 11, 1984 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Cumming, Georgia
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1 · all A75N1s on the register
- Registration
- N1357N · registry record · serial PT-17
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL PWR LOSS DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER THE ACFT WAS TOWING, MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A VALLEY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED MAINTENANCE DEFICIENCIES IN BOTH THE CARBURETOR AND PROPELLER GOVERNOR.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 11,000 hours in all; 370 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,371 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 14, 1984; 18 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,717 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN-3 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 84A Cumming GA at 2:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 11 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 1,800 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:48 pm from PDK
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 ATL84FA252.