# Accident 19810207004529A: Piper PA34200, Morgantown, VA, February 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1981, 21:56 local time
- Place: Morgantown, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8457° N, 77.8789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8457&lon=-77.8789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2219U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2219U-1982-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 4,050 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207004529A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON A HILL ON FINAL FOR LANDING. WOODED REMOTE AREA. NO GROUND LIGHTS.

## 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 ATL81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA045), Feb 7, 1981: Piper PA-34 (N2219U), Morgantown, WV, destroyed, 1 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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