# NTSB IAD80FLJ05: Piper PA-38, N9310T, Aventon, NC, November 21, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1979
- Place: Aventon, NC · AVENTON, NC
- Location: 36.1529° N, 77.9497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aventon, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1529&lon=-77.9497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLJ05

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2795  79/11/21   AVENTON,NC          PIPER PA-38         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N9310T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY MOUNT,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS                         IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- LOW PASS OVER FAMILY OWNED MARKET.STRUCK ANTENNA TOWER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9310T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9310T-1982-09-23), registration cancelled 1982-09-23, S/N 38-78A0020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (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 19791121031069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791121031069A), Nov 21, 1979: Piper PA38112, Aventon, NC, Destroyed. Student pilot flew into a radio tower adjacent to a store he owned.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.