# Accident 19791012035379A: Piper PA28140, San Marcos, TX, October 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1979, 19:50 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8833° N, 97.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Marcos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8833&lon=-97.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5993W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5993W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 86 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012035379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE AT NIGHT. TRIED TO LAND ON ROAD. HIT WIRES. CRASHED ON ROAD. CAUSE; BROKEN VALVE.

## 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 FTW80FRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG03), Oct 12, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5993W), San Marcos, 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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