- Date
- November 3, 1970
- Place
- Terra Alta, WV · TERRA ALTA, WV
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6529JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176504
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2491 70/11/3 TERRA ALTA,W VA PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 275 TIME - 1750 N6529J PX- 1 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH BENTON,OHIO CUMBERLAND,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENTERED FOG,ATMTD REVERSE COURSE,HIT MT RIDGE APRXLY 2800 FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6529J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6529JRegistration cancelled Mar 17, 1971 · Piper PA-28-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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