19791207035749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Lynchburg, VA · December 7, 1979

Date
December 7, 1979 · 22:00 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Falwell
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6410J
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80DID04
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
201 total201 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempted night landing. Became too low on final. Hit fence on approach end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING. BECAME TOO LOW ON FINAL. HIT FENCE ON APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.