# NTSB IAD76AI053: Piper PA-39, N8868Y, Clover Lick, WV, January 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1976
- Place: Clover Lick, WV · CLOVER LICK, WV
- Location: 38.3310° N, 79.9709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clover Lick, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3310&lon=-79.9709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0127  76/1/21  NR.CLOVER LICK,WV     PIPER PA-39         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 1102
        TIME - 1631                    N8868Y              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  PITTSBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 1/29/76.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8868Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868Y-1976-06-17), registration cancelled 1976-06-17, S/N 39-23 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-39
- Registry model: [Piper PA-39](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-39) (registry code 7103902) (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 19760121010869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760121010869A), Jan 21, 1976: Piper PA39, Clover Lick, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovered 1/29/76.

## Other investigations on N8868Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74DLA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLA21), Nov 10, 1973: Piper PA-39 (N8868Y), Lake Como, FL, substantial damage

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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