# Accident 19780119000569A: Piper PA24260, Marfa, TX, January 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1978
- Place: Marfa, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.3107° N, 104.0255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marfa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3107&lon=-104.0255&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8980P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 637 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119000569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78FQD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD10), Jan 19, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N8980P), Marfa, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8980P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200204002839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200204002839I), Feb 4, 2020: Piper PA-24-260 (N8980P), Bartow, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft attempted take off for a maintenance check flight after annual inspection and engine cylinder replacement out of aircraft engineering in Bartow, FL.,…

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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