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
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mathis Field Airport (SJT/KSJT), San Angelo, TX -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Redbird Airport, TX (RBD/KRBD)
Destination airport:	Mathis Field Airport, TX (SJT/KSJT)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
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."

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/]

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, ]