# Accident 19771013035889A: Piper PA28181, Abingdon, VA, October 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1977
- Place: Abingdon, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.7067° N, 81.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abingdon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7067&lon=-81.9716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38531, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38531-2009-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,518 total, 11 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771013035889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPT PT AFTER OBSERVING MOUNTAIN TOP OBSCURED WITH FOG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD78DIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DIJ01), Oct 13, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N38531), Abingdon, VA, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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