# Accident 19800801038819A: Piper PA38112, Morganton, NC, August 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9362T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9362T-1982-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DKM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801038819A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF PLANE ON CLIMBOUT AFTER HITTING STRONG ERRATIC WINDS MOVING ACROSS AIRPORT.HIT TREES.

## 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 ATL80DKM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM25), Aug 1, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N9362T), Morganton, NC, destroyed

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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