# Accident 19780930036849A: Piper PA28151, Aztec, NM, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Aztec, NM
- Airport: Aztec Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.8369° N, 108.0287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AZTEC MUNI (N19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8369&lon=-108.0287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9231K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9231K-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930036849A

## Narrative

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

OIL PUMP HOUSING,DRIVE GEAR FRACTURED.UN REACH RWY.

## 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 DEN78FQA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA63), Sep 30, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9231K), Aztec, 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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