- Date
- February 7, 1981
- Place
- Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2219UPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810207004529A
- Case key
- 126490
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1230 81/2/7 MORGANTOWN,WV PIPER PA-34 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2206 N2219U PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 51, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGANTOWN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,PA MORGANTOWN,WV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- PREMATURE DESCENT.STRUCK TREES 2.5 MILES SHORT OF RWY DRG NIGHT VFR APCH.UNLIGHTED TRRN.RCVRD 2/8.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2219U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Morgantown Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.