# Accident 19780120019529A: Piper PA28235, West Jefferson, NC, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: West Jefferson, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.3861° N, 81.4892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Jefferson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3861&lon=-81.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44673, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44673-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DKM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120019529A

## Narrative

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

PAX STATED ACFT BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS WITH MTN ONLY FEET AWAY.

## 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 IAD78DKM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM07), Jan 20, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N44673), West Jefferson, NC, 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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