# Accident 19790913023629A: Piper PA31, Sandusky, OH, September 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Griffing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N930JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930JM-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,120 total, 104 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913023629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED A WIND GUST VEERED AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. HIT RAILROAD TIE IN TALL WEEDS.

## 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 CHI79FEI44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI44), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N930JM), Sandusky, OH, 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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