# Accident 19790823019309A: Piper PA25260, Coyanosa, TX, August 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Coyanosa, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2410° N, 103.0648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coyanosa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2410&lon=-103.0648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4776Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4776Y-2017-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,495 total, 3,475 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DQD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823019309A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING PROCEDURE TURN DUE TO MINIMUM AIRSPEED.

## 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 FTW79DQD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQD14), Aug 23, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N4776Y), Coyanosa, 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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