# Accident 19790413026289A: Piper PA22, Eliasville, TX, April 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1979, 19:15 local time
- Place: Eliasville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9598° N, 98.7653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eliasville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9598&lon=-98.7653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8064D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8064D-2013-05-13) (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: 2,280 total, 300 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413026289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PASTURE. STALLED ON CLIMBOUT. HIT GROUND. PILOT REPORTED TO BE INTOXICATED.

## 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 FTW79FPD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD16), Apr 13, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8064D), Eliasville, 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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