# Accident 19990701007969A: Piper PA31T, Deerfield, VA, July 1, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1999, 14:02 local time
- Place: Deerfield, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1907° N, 79.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1907&lon=-79.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602RM-2000-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990701007969A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23) A/C CRASHED WHILE ENROUTE FROM JONESBORO, AR. TO SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (SHD) WEYERS CAVE, VIRGINIA. A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE AND A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. A/C WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. PILOT WAS SEVERELY DISMEMBERED.

## 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 NYC99FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA163), Jul 1, 1999: Piper PA-31T (N602RM), Deerfield, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of control of the airplane due to pilot incapacitation following a heart attack.

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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