# Accident 19800317014459A: Piper PA24260, East Freedom, PA, March 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: East Freedom, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3552° N, 78.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Freedom, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3552&lon=-78.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9226P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9226P-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800317014459A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAIN OPERATING VFR IN IFR WEATHER. AIR TAXI CERTIFICATE HAD BEEN REVOKED.

## 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 NYC80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA028), Mar 17, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N9226P), East Freedom, PA, destroyed, 2 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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