# Accident 19790314004709A: Piper PA23250, Denver City, TX, March 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Denver City, TX
- Airport: Denver City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9747° N, 102.8451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENVER CITY (E57), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9747&lon=-102.8451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777RG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777RG-1985-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,663 total, 178 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790314004709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK RADIO TOWER ON BASE LEG. LANDED SAFELY. DAMAGED RIGHT WING.

## 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 FTW79FQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG26), Mar 14, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N777RG), Denver City, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N777RG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840306006989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840306006989A), Mar 6, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N777RG), Ft Worth, TX, Destroyed. Lost the right engine on climbout. Failed to clean up aircraft and stalled on forced landing. Fuel selector on off.

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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