# Accident 19790415012099A: Piper PA28161, Lordsburg, NM, April 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1979, 19:05 local time
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.3438° N, 108.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lordsburg, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3438&lon=-108.7021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2236B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43,061 total, 12,751 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790415012099A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF AT DUSK ON HIGHWAY. STRUCK ONCOMING TRUCK. POLICE FAILED TO CLEAR ROADWAY FOR EMERGENCY TAKEOFF.

## 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 DEN79DQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD05), Apr 15, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2236B), Lordsburg, 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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