# Accident 19781123041599A: Piper PA24400, Marlinton, WV, November 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1978
- Place: Marlinton, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 38.2240° N, 80.0875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlinton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2240&lon=-80.0875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5022P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5022P-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 443 total, 21 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781123041599A

## Narrative

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

SKY OVERCAST,VERY DARK NIGHT,PLT DECENDED BELOW MEA OVER MTNS.

## 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 IAD79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA020), Nov 23, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N5022P), Marlinton, WV, destroyed, 3 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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