# NTSB FTW79DPG39: Piper PA-28R, N4932J, Stuttgart, AR, May 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1979
- Place: Stuttgart, AR · STUTTGART, AR
- Location: 34.4952° N, 91.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuttgart, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4952&lon=-91.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0823  79/5/13    STUTTGART,AR        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1050
        TIME - 1000                    N4932J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 404 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOCKERY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TX                  STUTTGART,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4932J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4932J), registered now, S/N 28R-30653, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dockery

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790513009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513009569A), May 13, 1979: Piper PA28R180, Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing roll on wet sod. Airplane slid sidways,collapsed landing gear.

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.

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