# Accident 19800702031869A: Piper PA28235, Star Tannery, VA, July 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1980, 22:45 local time
- Place: Star Tannery, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5908V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5908V-1982-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702031869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES NEAR RIDGE LINE DURING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. DARK HAZEY NIGHT, UNSKILLED VFR PILOT.

## 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 ATL80FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA068), Jul 2, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N5908V), Star Tannery, VA, destroyed, 3 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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