# Accident 19781125039819A: Piper PA38112, Las Cruses, NM, November 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1978
- Place: Las Cruses, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces Craw
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N9816T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9816T-1982-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125039819A

## Narrative

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

LOW TIME PILOT HAD ONLY ONE SOLO FLT SINCE CHECKOUT IN NEW AIRCRAUL 78.

## 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 DEN79FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA009), Nov 25, 1978: Piper PA-38 (N9816T), Las Cruses, NM, destroyed, 2 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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