# Accident 19790218010159A: Piper PA28R201, Fernley, NV, February 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1979, 15:05 local time
- Place: Fernley, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6080° N, 119.2518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fernley, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6080&lon=-119.2518&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222WF-1981-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 218 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218010159A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB OVER ENROUTE WEATHER.LOST CONTROL. EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD FACTOR. AIRFRAME SEPARATION.

## 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 OAK79FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA018), Feb 18, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N222WF), Fernley, NV, destroyed, 2 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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