# Accident 19790409009939A: Piper PA28180, Baytown, TX, April 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4782L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4782L-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 152 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790409009939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT VFR FLIGHT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED. AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE GROUND IN LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY

## 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 FTW79FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA068), Apr 9, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4782L), Bayside, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N4782L (1)

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

- [Accident 19770828025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770828025659A), Aug 28, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N4782L), Lima, OH, Substantial damage. Wnd gusting 20K.drifted into trees

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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