# Accident 19790206002349A: Piper PA28161, Aztec, NM, February 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Aztec, NM
- Airport: Aztec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N9511C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9511C-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002349A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING, RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 DEN79DQA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA15), Feb 6, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N9511C), Aztec, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9511C (1)

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

- [Accident 19810512024389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810512024389A), May 12, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N9511C), Alamosa, CO, Destroyed. Pilot attempted night cross-country during inclement weather and crashed into mountain in snow-storm.

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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