# Accident 19791015035269A: Piper PA28161, Newport, VT, October 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Newport, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9369° N, 72.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9369&lon=-72.2112&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGQXR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791015035269A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB TO MAINTAIN VFR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. STALLED AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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