# Accident 19791223035689A: Piper PA28180, Lufkin, TX, December 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1979, 14:04 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2340° N, 94.7500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGELINA COUNTY (LFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2340&lon=-94.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32639, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32639-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 27 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791223035689A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER MOVING IN, LANDED LONG ON WET RUNWAY. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO A FENCE.

## 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 FTW80DRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ08), Dec 23, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N32639), Lufkin, TX, 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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