# Accident 19790622016229A: Piper PA28/, Clinchport, VA, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 19:25 local time
- Place: Clinchport, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6800° N, 82.7442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinchport, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6800&lon=-82.7442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41855-2012-11-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 12 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DIJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622016229A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE, AFTER BECOMING LOST IN STORMY WEATHER. LANDED IN FIELD.HIT FENCE.

## 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 IAD79DIJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ08), Jun 22, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N41855), Clinchport, VA, 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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