# Accident 19780609011769A: Piper PA22150, Eagle Nest, NM, June 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1978
- Place: Eagle Nest, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.4220° N, 105.2899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGEL FIRE (AXX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4220&lon=-105.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1917P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1917P-1982-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 67 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DQA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609011769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED.LANDED OFF ARPT.DENS ALT 11T.

## 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 DEN78DQA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQA30), Jun 9, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N1917P), Eagle Nest, NM, substantial damage

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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