# NTSB IAD79FA082: Piper PA-23, N9046J, Linville, NC, September 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1979
- Place: Linville, NC · LINVILLE, NC
- Location: 36.0675° N, 81.8714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0675&lon=-81.8714&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FA082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3006  79/9/16  NR.LINVILLE,NC        PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4000
        TIME - 1642                    N9046J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               MOUNTAIN CITY,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- MOUNTAIN SHROUDED WITH FOG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9046J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9046J-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 23-867 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (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 19790916034579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916034579A), Sep 16, 1979: Piper PA23, Linville, NC, Destroyed. Evidence indicates pilot operated aircraft VFR in adverse weather. Flew into the side of a fog-covered mountain.

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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