# NTSB NYC73AN140: Piper PA-24, N7809P, Floyd, VA, April 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1973
- Place: Floyd, VA · FLOYD, VA
- Location: 36.9122° N, 80.3181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floyd, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9122&lon=-80.3181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN140

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0750   73/4/9  NR.FLOYD,VA           PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 340
        TIME - 1200                    N7809P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LANCASTER,PA                ATLANTA,GA                   LURAY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       44
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          135                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 11/12/73 ON MTN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7809P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7809P-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 24-3029 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (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 19730409010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730409010759A), Apr 9, 1973: Piper PA24400, Floyd, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovered 11/12/73 on mtn slope.

## Other investigations on N7809P (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 NYC72DHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHD03), Jul 27, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N7809P), Rio Grande, NJ, 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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