# Accident 19800401008179A: Piper PA28181, Elk Garden, WV, April 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Elk Garden, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3862° N, 79.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Garden, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3862&lon=-79.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8796E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8796E-1980-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800401008179A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD80FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA035), Apr 1, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8796E), Elk Garden, WV, 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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