# Accident 19810729046399A: Piper PA31T, Richlands, VA, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Richlands, VA
- Airport: Richlands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0896° N, 81.8337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Richlands Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0896&lon=-81.8337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47CC-1983-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 11,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729046399A

## Narrative

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

CANCELLED IFR, BEGAN VISUAL DESCENT TO DESTINATION. STRUCK TREES ON TOP OF A  CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN.

## 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 ATL81FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA103), Jul 29, 1981: Piper PA-31T (N47CC), Richlands, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N47CC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800516054149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800516054149I), May 16, 1980: Piper PA31T (N47CC), Beckley, WV, Minor damage. Aircraft struck deer on landing. Nose gear and antennae damaged.

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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