19791202041339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31T · San Angelo, TX · December 2, 1979

Date
December 2, 1979 · 18:35 local
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
Mathis
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N444JW
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FQG05
Reported as
Piper PA31T
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,680 total670 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control of airplane during a higher than normal leveloff. Overcontrolled, hit both wings. Stopped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE DURING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL LEVELOFF. OVERCONTROLLED, HIT BOTH WINGS. STOPPED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.