# NTSB FTW80FQG05: Piper PA-31T, N444JW, San Angelo, TX, December 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1979
- Place: San Angelo, TX · SAN ANGELO, TX
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3869   79/12/2   SAN ANGELO,TX       PIPER PA-31T        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5680
        TIME - 1835                    N444JW              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 670 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   SAN ANGELO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N444JW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444JW-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 31T-7720015, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (registry code 7103124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mahis Field

## 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 19791202041339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202041339A), Dec 2, 1979: Piper PA31T, San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane during a higher than normal leveloff. Overcontrolled, hit both wings. Stopped inverted.

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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