# Incident 19790324011389I: Piper PA38112, Albuquerque, NM, March 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1979, 13:35 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2359L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2359L-1991-01-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011389I

## Narrative

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

FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE CAUSED FUEL NEEDLE VALVE TO MALFUNCTION. ENGINE FLOODED OUT.

## Other reports on N2359L (2)

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

- [Accident 19900507014869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507014869A), May 7, 1990: Piper PA38112 (N2359L), Jean, NV, Destroyed. Circling airport on downwind side of a mountain. Got into windshear and downdraft. Impacted wing low.
- [Incident 19820627046859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820627046859I), Jun 27, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N2359L), Gila Bend, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot got lost, contacted ATC but ran out of fuel before reaching airport. Landed in desert, hit nose gear, prop.

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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