# Accident 19790819034869A: Ryan PT22, Pittstown, NJ, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 17:38 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexandria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5876° N, 75.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA (N85), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5876&lon=-75.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99994-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819034869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC79FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA080), Aug 19, 1979: Ryan PT-22 (N99994), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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