# Accident 19801214075949A: Piper PA24260, Newport News, VA, December 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1980, 16:17 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Patrick Henry
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8647P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8647P-1983-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,565 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214075949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT TURNING BASE. AIRPLANE STRUCK POWER-LINES OVER RESERVOIR ON FORCED DESCENT. METAL CHIP IN FUEL VALVE.

## 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 ATL81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA029), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N8647P), Newport News, VA, destroyed, 4 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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