# NTSB ATL81FA045: Piper PA-34, N2219U, Morgantown, WV, February 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1981
- Place: Morgantown, WV · MORGANTOWN, WV
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1230   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2219U-1982-10-27), registration cancelled 1982-10-27, S/N 34-7970153, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Morgantown Muni

## 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 19810207004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207004529A), Feb 7, 1981: Piper PA34200, Morgantown, VA, Destroyed. Struck trees on a hill on final for landing. Wooded remote area. No ground lights.

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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