# Accident 19790304013559A: Piper PA28R201, Palmerton, PA, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 17:05 local time
- Place: Palmerton, PA
- Airport: Statington
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8041° N, 75.6171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmerton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8041&lon=-75.6171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5964V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5964V-1981-12-24) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304013559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PROCEEDED VFR IN ADVERSE WEATHER. FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

## 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 NYC79FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA028), Mar 4, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N5964V), Palmerton, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N5964V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780128003819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128003819I), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N5964V), Mount Pocono, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxied into snow and ice mound causing damage to wing. Flown to other airport without ferry permit.
- [Incident 19780103001029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103001029I), Jan 3, 1978: Piper PA28R201 (N5964V), Columbus, OH. Nose gear extended during climb. Down lock casting had seperated.

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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