# Accident 19790906025859A: Piper PA28140, Gallup, NM, September 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1979, 14:18 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Clark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8007N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8007N-2002-02-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 166 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FQA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906025859A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. FACTORS, DENSITY ALTITUDE FULL FLAPS, POWER MIXTURE.

## 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 DEN79FQA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA50), Sep 6, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N8007N), Gallup, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8007N (1)

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

- [Accident 20010703017119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010703017119A), Jul 3, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N8007N), Griffith, IN, No damage. (-23) Shortly after departure from the canadian lakes airport, stanwood, MI, N8007N'S engine failed. N8007N crashed while maneuvering in an attempt to return…

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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