# Accident 19791111031919A: Piper PA28R201T, Jonestown, TX, November 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Jonestown, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4827° N, 97.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonestown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4827&lon=-97.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6239C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6239C-1982-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791111031919A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP USING PART OF RUNWAY. HIT TREES AT DEPARTURE END. FACTORS: ROUGH GROUND, WIND CALM

## 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 FTW80FRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG08), Nov 11, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N6239C), Jonestown, TX, 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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