# Accident 19791125042159A: Piper PA32R300, Anniston, AL, November 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1979, 22:50 local time
- Place: Anniston, AL
- Airport: Anniston Calhoun
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6598° N, 85.8316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anniston, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6598&lon=-85.8316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5RJ-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 1 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125042159A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN BEYOND AIRPORT DURING LOC APPROACH. FAILED TO EXECUTE MISS APPROACH PROCEDURE.

## 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 MIA80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA014), Nov 25, 1979: Piper PA-32R (N5RJ), Anniston, AL, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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