Piper PA-38-112 accident near Nahunta, Georgia, July 28, 1984
On July 28, 1984 at about 11:50 pm local time, a Piper PA-38-112, registered N2426P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Nahunta, Georgia (Brantley airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 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
- July 28, 1984 · about 11:50 pm local time
- Place
- Nahunta, Georgia · Brantley · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · all PA-38-112s on the register
- Registration
- N2426P · no longer on the register · serial 38-79A0993
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER THE STUDENT MADE A FULL STOP LANDING ON A 3000 FT RWY, HE STARTED TO TURN AROUND & BACK TAXI TO THE APCH END TO TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TOLD HIM TO MAKE A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM WHERE HE HAD STOPPED. A TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED WITH ABOUT 1400 FT REMAINING. AT ABOUT 100 FROM THE END OF THE RWY, ROTATION WAS INITIATED. AS THE ACFT WAS ROTATED, THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BRUSH WAS HEARD SCRAPING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ACFT. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL & TRIED TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL, BUT THE ACFT AGAIN IMPACTED THE BRUSH & SUBSEQENTLY CAME TO REST ABOUT 300 YARDS PAST THE END OF THE RWY.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 567 hours in all; 47 in this make and model; 43 in the last 90 days; 506 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,535 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 24, 1984; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,670 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Shields Aviation
The flight
- Destination: 09J Jekyll Island GA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 18, 3,000 ft by 50 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 6,000 ft; not recorded at 6,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from SSI, 27 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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