# Accident 19781129040729A: Piper PA28R200, Cimarron, NM, November 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1978
- Place: Cimarron, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.5068° N, 104.9083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cimarron, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5068&lon=-104.9083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1245T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1245T-1982-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 7 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781129040729A

## Narrative

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

HIT MTN RIDGE APRX 13MI W OF COURSE.NIGHT X-COUNTRY NOT AUTH WITHINST RATING.RECOVERED 7/15/79

## 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 DEN79FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA010), Nov 29, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N1245T), Cimarron, 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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