# Accident 19790216007679A: Piper 601PSMITH, New Braunfels, TX, February 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1979, 14:38 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9779Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9779Q-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790216007679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO DIVE OUT OF AN OVERCAST AND BURN ON GROUND CONTACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW79FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA048), Feb 16, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N9779Q), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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