# Accident 19790814018849A: Piper PA25235, Slaton, TX, August 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Slaton, TX
- Airport: Kitten
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4455° N, 101.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slaton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4455&lon=-101.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8507L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,252 total, 155 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814018849A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79DQG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG53), Aug 14, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N8507L), Slayton, 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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