# Accident 19790325005219A: Piper PA38112, Hatch, NM, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 20:45 local time
- Place: Hatch, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6731° N, 107.1620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatch, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6731&lon=-107.1620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2578B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578B-1982-10-13) (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: 928 total, 95 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325005219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ENGINE COMPLETELY FAILED IN FLIGHT. NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE.

## 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 DEN79FQD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD04), Mar 25, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2578B), Hatch, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.