# Accident 19791207043679A: Aerosp SA319B, Baxter, IA, December 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1979, 21:45 local time
- Place: Baxter, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.8252° N, 93.1525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8252&lon=-93.1525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90825 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP SA319B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,083 total, 365 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791207043679A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ERRATIC CYLIC OPERATION AT HOVER. MADE HARD LANDING. NO FLIGHT CONTROL DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 MKC80FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA012), Dec 7, 1979: Aerospatle 319B (N90825), Baxter, IA, 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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