19790510009019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Gallup, NM · May 10, 1979

Date
May 10, 1979 · 07:50 local
Place
Gallup, NM
Airport
Senator Clark
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2543M
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FQA28
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
178 total2 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft took off but was unable to mainiain flight. Witnesses said there was moderate frost on the wings.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINIAIN FLIGHT. WITNESSES SAID THERE WAS MODERATE FROST ON THE WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.