# NTSB DIA68A0007: Piper PA-28, N7008W, Bonlee, NC, August 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1967
- Place: Bonlee, NC · BONLEE, NC
- Location: 35.6460° N, 79.4145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bonlee, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6460&lon=-79.4145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0922  67/8/21    BONLEE,NC           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 880
        TIME - 2005                    N7008W              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 738 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- HICKORY FSS WX BRIEFER DID NOT FURNISH PLT PERTINENT WX ADVISORIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7008W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7008W-2020-02-21), registration cancelled 2020-02-21, S/N 28-683, built 1962 (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

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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