# Accident 19790429011069A: Airpts A9, Newcastle, TX, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Newcastle, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.1962° N, 98.7435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newcastle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1962&lon=-98.7435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9620Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 129 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429011069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND TRIED TO MAKE A LOW LEVEL TURN. AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## 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 FTW79DPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD17), Apr 29, 1979: Callair A-9 (N9620Z), Newcastle, 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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