# Accident 19771125040679A: Piper PA28180, Carlsbad, NM, November 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1977
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Carlsbad Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4207&lon=-104.2288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2665T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2665T-2009-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771125040679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TKOF RWY 26.PLT THOUGHT HE HAD PWR LOSS,MADE DOWNWIND TURN BACK TO ARPT.D/A 4000FT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA008), Nov 25, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N2665T), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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