# Accident 19780618012749A: Piper PA28235, Albuquerque, NM, June 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.1960° N, 106.5756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coronado Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1960&lon=-106.5756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8840W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8840W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 200 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618012749A

## Narrative

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

PEAK GUSTS 32KTS.

## 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 DEN78FQA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA31), Jun 18, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8840W), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8840W (2)

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

- [Incident 19950312008899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312008899I), Mar 12, 1995: Piper PA28235 (N8840W), Parker, AZ. Narrative: on Sunday morning 12 March, I preflighted the cherokee 235 and visually saw both main tanks full and dipsticked both tip tanks at approximately 8…
- [Accident 19920320011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920320011989A), Mar 20, 1992: Piper PA28235 (N8840W), Chemehuevi Vall, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway during landing roll and using hand brake. CFI believes left brake grabbed. Not verified.

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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