# Accident 19790121001279A: Piper PA31, Pinedale, WY, January 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Airport: Ralph Weng
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8676° N, 109.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinedale, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8676&lon=-109.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9026Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9026Y-1979-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,762 total, 213 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790121001279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST VISUAL REFERENCE ON FINAL IN FOG. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN SNOW SHORT OF RUNWAY

## 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 DEN79DTC06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTC06), Jan 21, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N9026Y), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage

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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