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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA25235 · Slaton, TX · August 14, 1979

Date
August 14, 1979 · 20:00 local
Place
Slaton, TX
Airport
Kitten
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8507L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DQG53
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,252 total155 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag. Pilot practicing swath runs stalled in procedure turn-around. Too close to ground for recovery.

As the FAA filed it

AG. PILOT PRACTICING SWATH RUNS STALLED IN PROCEDURE TURN-AROUND. TOO CLOSE TO GROUND FOR RECOVERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.