# Accident 19791221041019A: Piper PA32260, Woodbine, GA, December 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1979, 20:35 local time
- Place: Woodbine, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9599° N, 81.7181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbine, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9599&lon=-81.7181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3802W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3802W-1980-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221041019A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN CLOUDS ON NIGHT VFR FLIGHT. AIRFRAME SEPARATED. WAS ADVISED OF IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS EN ROUTE.

## 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 MIA80FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA021), Dec 21, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N3802W), Woodbine, GA, destroyed, 5 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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