39.6375° N, 79.9469° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 29, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Morgantown, WV
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N111FA
Reported as
Piper PA32*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot deviated from proper procedures during missed approach.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEVIATED FROM PROPER PROCEDURES DURING MISSED APPROACH.