# Accident 19790325005189A: Piper PA24250, Albuquerque, NM, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 14:22 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N8243P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8243P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 307 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005189A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO CLIMB AT AN EXTEMELY STEEP ANGLE AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## 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 DEN79FQA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA22), Mar 25, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8243P), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8243P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790816031659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031659I), Aug 16, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N8243P), San Bernardino, CA. As gear reached downlocked position engine quit. Fuel flow shut off due to improperly installed mixture cable.

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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