# Accident 19790901028329A: Piper PA28181, Paisley, OR, September 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1979, 04:05 local time
- Place: Paisley, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6925° N, 120.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paisley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6925&lon=-120.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2818N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2818N-1982-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901028329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN AT 7800 FOOT LEVEL IN THE DARK.

## 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 SEA79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA053), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2818N), Paisley, OR, destroyed, 4 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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