# Accident 20091010050839A: Piper PA28-151, Claypool Hill, VA, October 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Claypool Hill, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9769° N, 81.7978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9769&lon=-81.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43620-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091010050839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA017), Oct 10, 2009: Piper PA28 (N43620), Lebanon, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into known deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into 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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