# Accident 19790411006679A: Piper PA22, Granbury, TX, April 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Airport: Granbury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4431° N, 97.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANBURY RGNL (GDJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4431&lon=-97.8214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4742A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4742A-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,700 total, 351 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411006679A

## Narrative

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

DUE TO STRONG CROSSWIND, PILOT LET AIRCRAFT DRIFT TO SIDE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING. HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW79DPD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD13), Apr 11, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N4742A), Grandbury, TX, substantial damage

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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