# Accident 19811129076849A: Piper PA28235, Longview, WA, November 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Longview, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1457° N, 122.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1457&lon=-122.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54440 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811129076849A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO MOUNTAIN AREA IN FOG, RAIN AND SNOW. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 SEA82FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA007), Nov 29, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N54440), Longview, WA, 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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