# Accident 19790831026129A: Piper PA25235, Moultrie, GA, August 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Moultrie, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1794° N, 83.7908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moultrie, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1794&lon=-83.7908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9512P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9512P-1983-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 325 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831026129A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA79DLA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA49), Aug 31, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N9512P), Moultire, GA, destroyed

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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