# Accident 19781110044379A: Beech A36, Silver City, NM, November 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1978
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Turner-Ridgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 32.7420° N, 108.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Turner Ridgeport Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7420&lon=-108.2880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9016V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9016V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,697 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781110044379A

## Narrative

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

USED LAST 1200FT OF 4200FT RWY.DENS ALT APRX 7500FT.

## 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 DEN79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA006), Nov 10, 1978: Beech A36 (N9016V), Silver City, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N9016V (1)

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

- [Incident 19870308011299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870308011299I), Mar 8, 1987: Beech A36 (N9016V), Salt Lake City, UT. Experienced electrical failure in flight. Found faulty alternator and warning light.

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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