ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 123577
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| Date: | Sunday 2 December 1979 |
| Time: | 18:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | Coca Cola Bottling Corporation Inc |
| Registration: | N444JW |
| MSN: | 31T-7720015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mathis Field Airport (SJT/KSJT), San Angelo, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Redbird Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD) |
| Mathis Field Airport, TX (SJT/KSJT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On December 2, 1979, at about 1835 central daylight time, a Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II, N444JW, sustained substantial damage when it ground looped on landing on a wet/icy runway at Mathis Field Airport (SJT/KSJT), San Angelo, Texas. The pilot and three passengers received minor injuries, and the aircraft was consumed by a post crash fire.
Probable Cause:
"Swerved on landing due to improper operation of brakes and/or flight controls on part of the pilot-in-command who delayed in initiating a go-around."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW80FQG05 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=33480&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=444JW
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1979/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-san-angelo/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2017 19:07 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 09-Sep-2017 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2017 16:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2017 16:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Mar-2022 18:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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