# Accident 19790629015829A: Piper PA28161, White'S City, NM, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: White'S City, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1766° N, 104.3738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whites City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1766&lon=-104.3738&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2124J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2124J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 86 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79DQD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629015829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW UNTIL ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 DEN79DQD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD13), Jun 29, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2124J), Whites City, 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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