# Accident 19840118000879A: Piper PA34220T, Beckley, WV, January 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1984, 13:48 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7807° N, 81.1806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7807&lon=-81.1806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8461H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8461H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 752 total, 257 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840118000879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. SNOW WAS TOO DEEP AND AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 ATL84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA085), Jan 18, 1984: Piper PA-34-220T (N8461H), Beckley, WV, substantial damage

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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