# NTSB IAD74AI067: Piper PA-28, N9979W, Harper Ferry, WV, June 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1974
- Place: Harper Ferry, WV · HARPER FERRY, WV
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1710   74/6/7    HARPER FERRY,W VA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 500
        TIME - 2015                    N9979W              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROEVILLE,PA              LEESBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          SMOKE                                                     70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- THICK FOG OBSVD IN AREA.ACFT HIT SUPPORT CABLE FOR 249FT TWR ON MTN 1510FT MSL.CABLE BKN 200FT AGL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9979W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9979W-1974-08-21), registration cancelled 1974-08-21, S/N 28-23527, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740607020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607020459A), Jun 7, 1974: Piper PA28140, Harper Ferry, WV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Thick fog obsvd in area. Acft hit support cable for 249FT twr on mtn 1510FT MSL.cable bkn 200FT AGL

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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