- Date
- November 23, 1978
- Place
- Marlinton, WV · MARLINTON, WV
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5022PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781123041599A
- Case key
- 138416
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3912 78/11/23 NR.MARLINTON,WV PIPER PA-24 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 443 TIME - 2330 N5022P PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,NY MYRTLE BEACH,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- SKY OVERCAST,VERY DARK NIGHT,PLT DECENDED BELOW MEA OVER MTNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5022P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5022PRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Piper PA-24Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.