# Incident 19790827032879I: Piper PA28180, Fuma, VA, August 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Fuma, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2144T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2144T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 5 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827032879I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT PRIVATE STRIP.

## Other reports on N2144T (1)

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

- [Accident 19740108000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740108000929A), Jan 8, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N2144T), Central City, PA, Substantial damage. Acft hit a drainage ditch.

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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