# Accident 19780810034429A: Piper PA24400, Carrizozo,Nm, NM, August 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Carrizozo,Nm, NM
- Airport: Carrizozo Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.6489° N, 105.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CARRIZOZO MUNI (F37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6489&lon=-105.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338P-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 243 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810034429A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ON A DARK NIGHT OVER UNLIGHTED TERRAIN.

## 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 DEN78FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA056), Aug 10, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N5338P), Carrizozo, NM, destroyed, 3 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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