# Accident 19910918045149A: Piper PA28181, Bilington, WV, September 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1991, 10:25 local time
- Place: Bilington, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0195° N, 79.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0195&lon=-79.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2126P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2126P-1997-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,392 total, 1,659 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92DOA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92DOA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910918045149A

## Narrative

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

HUNTER FOUND WRECKAGE 17 DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND WEATHER VFR.

## 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 BFO92DOA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92DOA01), Sep 18, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N2126P), Belington, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING WAS MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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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