# Accident 19780813037819A: Piper PA28235, Hemlock, WV, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Hemlock, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N8789W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8789W-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 950 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813037819A

## Narrative

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

PLT HAD 25HRS SIMULATED INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION.GENERAL DISINTEGRA.

## 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 IAD78FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA094), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8789W), Hemlock, WV, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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