# Accident 19790126014239A: Waco 125, Taos, NM, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Taos, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3871° N, 105.5808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3871&lon=-105.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3MF-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker Siddeley DH-125 (registry code 4230102, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-siddeley-dh-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Brist Sid MARK-521 (registry code 10201, https://openairdocs.org/engine/brist-sid-mark-521) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO 125
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,335 total, 60 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126014239A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN RUPTURED TIRES AND BENT WHEELS,RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOW BANK.WEATHER A FACTOR.

## 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 DEN79DA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA017), Jan 26, 1979: Hawker-Sdly 125 (N3MF), Taos, 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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