# Accident 19780706021299A: Piper PA32260, Deep Gap, NC, July 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1978
- Place: Deep Gap, NC
- Airport: Boone-Blowing Rk
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 36.2371° N, 81.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deep Gap, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2371&lon=-81.5123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43087, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43087-1982-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 679 total, 304 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706021299A

## Narrative

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

CONTACTED TREES NR TOP OF RIDGE IN APRX LEVEL FLT.LOW VIS IN FOG RPT & ACDT SITE.FOUND 7/7/78.

## 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 IAD78FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA078), Jul 6, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N43087), Deep Gap, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N43087 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760825030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760825030389A), Aug 25, 1976: Piper PA32260 (N43087), Baltic, OH, Substantial damage. Un locate arpt.

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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