# Accident 20110102001179A: Piper PA-28-161, Jackson Townshi, PA, January 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2011, 20:30 local time
- Place: Jackson Townshi, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TVMS
- Location: 41.2922° N, 76.4308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2922&lon=-76.4308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42997, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42997-2011-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 190 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110102001179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT IMPACTED MOUNTAIN TOP WHILE ON A NIGHT VFR TRAINING FLIGHT. PILOT DESCENDED BELOW CHARTED MAXIMUM ELEVATION FIGURE TO AVIOD A SCATTERED CLOUD DECK.

## 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 ERA11LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA104), Jan 3, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N42997), Benton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during the night flight.

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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