# NTSB FTW79DQG29: Beech 19, N1921W, Slaton, TX, March 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1979
- Place: Slaton, TX · SLATON, TX
- Location: 33.4455° N, 101.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slaton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4455&lon=-101.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1277  79/3/30    SLATON,TX           BEECH 19            CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N1921W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SLATON,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1921W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1921W-1983-03-23), registration cancelled 1983-03-23, S/N MB590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Slaton

## 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 19790330011159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330011159A), Mar 30, 1979: Beech B19, Slaton, TX, Destroyed. Student pilot lost control of airplane on landing roll,airplane veered off side of runway and nosed over.

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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