# Accident 19791005032049A: Piper PA38112, Gallup, NM, October 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1979, 16:35 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Clark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N2461K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2461K-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 43 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005032049A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT BANKED SUDDENLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DRAGGED WING ON GROUND AND POSSIBLE DUST DEVIL.

## 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 DEN80FQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA01), Oct 5, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2461K), Gallup, 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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