# NTSB ATL80FA078: Piper PA-28, N8357W, Pikeville, KY, July 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1980
- Place: Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3512  80/7/26    PIKEVILLE,KY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 345
        TIME - 1357                    N8357W              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKVILLE,OH               PIKEVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VALLEY APCH.HIT UNMARKED STATIC WIRE.MTN AREA.PWR CO REFUSE TO MARK WIRES ON APCH PATH BFR ACDNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8357W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8357W-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 28-2548, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pike County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800726030759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726030759A), Jul 26, 1980: Piper PA28180, Pikeville, KY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck power line static wires on approach to airport. Wires subsequently marked by orange balls.

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.

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