19800401008179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Elk Garden, WV · April 1, 1980

Date
April 1, 1980 · 12:00 local
Place
Elk Garden, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8796E
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FA035
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
200 total200 in this make and model0 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.

VFR pilot was advised bad weather en route. Flew into side of mountain-top obscured by clouds and fog.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT WAS ADVISED BAD WEATHER EN ROUTE. FLEW INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN-TOP OBSCURED BY CLOUDS AND FOG.

NTSB investigation

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