# Accident 19790408022689A: Piper PA28R201T, Jerome, AZ, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 19:47 local time
- Place: Jerome, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7471° N, 112.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerome, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7471&lon=-112.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6601F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601F-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 30 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408022689A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. AIRFRAME SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. EXCEEDED LOAD LIMITS.

## 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 LAX79FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA039), Apr 8, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N6601F), Jerome, AZ, 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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