# Accident 19800726030759A: Piper PA28180, Pikeville, KY, July 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1980, 13:57 local time
- Place: Pikeville, KY
- Airport: Pike Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8357W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8357W-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 115 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726030759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE STATIC WIRES ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. WIRES SUBSEQUENTLY MARKED BY ORANGE BALLS.

## 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 ATL80FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA078), Jul 26, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8357W), Pikeville, KY, 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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