# Accident 19791202041339A: Piper PA31T, San Angelo, TX, December 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1979, 18:35 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Mathis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444JW-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,680 total, 670 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202041339A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80FQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG05), Dec 2, 1979: Piper PA-31T (N444JW), San Angelo, 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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