# Accident 19790614015639A: Piper PA32RT300T, Kent, TX, June 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1979, 12:20 local time
- Place: Kent, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0693° N, 104.2171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0693&lon=-104.2171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36367-1989-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,666 total, 852 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614015639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE MALFUNCTION, MADE LANDING ON ROAD. STRUCK STUMP, FOLDED MAIN GEAR.

## 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 FTW79DQD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD11), Jun 14, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N36367), Kent, 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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