# Accident 19790223008289A: Piper PA32R300, Glenville, KY, February 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1979, 22:44 local time
- Place: Glenville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5945° N, 87.1934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5945&lon=-87.1934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2754Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2754Q-1981-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 130 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790223008289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PROCEEDED VFR INTO IFR WEATHER. ATTEMPTED ILS APPROACH BEYOND BOTH PILOTS CAPABILITIES.NO WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 IAD79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA035), Feb 23, 1979: Piper PA-32R (N2754Q), Glenville, KY, 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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