# NTSB IAD80FA020: Piper PA-23, N1376P, New Bern, NC, January 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1980
- Place: New Bern, NC · NEW BERN, NC
- Location: 35.0927° N, 77.0718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Bern, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0927&lon=-77.0718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0099  80/1/18    NEW BERN,NC         PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 7050
        TIME - 1911                    N1376P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 537 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMMONS-NOTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAPEL HILL,NC              NEW BERN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALTIMETER SETTING-INCORRECT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          BELOW MINIMUMS                                           IFR
        REMARKS- ARPT ALT SETTING-29.98.ACFT ALT SET-30.02.PLT ISSUED WAIVER FOR APHAKIA OF L EYE W 20/200 VISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1376P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1376P-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 23-426, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Simmons-Nott

## 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 19800118001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800118001189A), Jan 18, 1980: Piper PA23, New Bern, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Advised airport below IFR minimums. Requested approach. Struck trees inside outer marker.

## Other investigations on N1376P (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 MIA67F0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0074), Jul 2, 1966: Piper PA-23 (N1376P), Sylvester, GA, 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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