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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Claypool Hill, VA · October 10, 2009

Date: October 10, 2009 · 17:00 local
Place: Claypool Hill, VA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N43620
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10CA017
Reported as: Piper PA28-151
Reported engine: Lycoming O-320-E3D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 280 total80 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N43620Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415539 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Claypool Hill, VA: N43620, a Piper PA-28-151, departed cincinnati, oh (luk) enroute VFR to mocksville, NC (8A7), crashed in a mountainous wooded area due to loss of visibility 14.3 miles sw from tazewell county airport, VA (jfz). The local authorities responded and reported no injuries or damages on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and two passengers on board the aircraft sustained only minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

CLAYPOOL HILL, VA: N43620, A PIPER PA-28-151, DEPARTED CINCINNATI, OH (LUK) ENROUTE VFR TO MOCKSVILLE, NC (8A7), CRASHED IN A MOUNTAINOUS WOODED AREA DUE TO LOSS OF VISIBILITY 14.3 MILES SW FROM TAZEWELL COUNTY AIRPORT, VA (JFZ). THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND REPORTED NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA10CA017Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportLebanon, VAThe pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into known deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Oct 10, 2009 · Substantial damage