19791230036349A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Royal Oak, MI · December 30, 1979

Date
December 30, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place
Royal Oak, MI
Airport
Oakland-Troy
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4512P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA020
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total0 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

VFR pilot did not check weather for night local flight. Ran into fog returning to airport. Lost control of aircraft

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT DID NOT CHECK WEATHER FOR NIGHT LOCAL FLIGHT. RAN INTO FOG RETURNING TO AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT

NTSB investigation

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