# Accident 19790513018199A: Piper PA24, Welch, WV, May 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1979, 11:05 local time
- Place: Welch, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4280° N, 81.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Welch, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4280&lon=-81.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8179P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179P-1981-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513018199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL IN BAD WEATHER.

## 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 IAD79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA049), May 13, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8179P), Welch, WV, destroyed, 1 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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