# Accident 19791111037109A: Piper PA28181, Melvin, IA, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 18:50 local time
- Place: Melvin, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2865° N, 95.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melvin, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2865&lon=-95.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2181D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2181D-1982-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK80X0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK80X0102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111037109A

## Narrative

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

VFR RATED PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT AT NIGHT IN ADVERSE WX. ACFT IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL ANGLE.

## 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 UNK80X0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK80X0102), Nov 11, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2181D), Melvin, IA, destroyed, 1 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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