# Accident 19790721018609A: Piper PA28140, Torreon, NM, July 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Torreon, NM
- Airport: Torreon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7887° N, 107.2422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Torreon Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7887&lon=-107.2422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8726N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726N-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 239 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790721018609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF. FACTORS;FULL LOAD,DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN79FQA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA41), Jul 21, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N8726N), Cuba, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8726N (1)

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

- [Accident 19960309003859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960309003859A), Mar 9, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N8726N), Gladewater, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot turned off fuel instead of air vent and crashed into a wooded area.

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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