# Accident 19800627021509A: Piper PA38112, Belen, NM, June 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7666° N, 106.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belen, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7666&lon=-106.8085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9363T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 31 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627021509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BECAME ILL IN FLIGHT. LANDED ON SANDY ROAD. WHEELS CAUGHT IN SAND. VEERED OFF ROAD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW80FQA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA33), Jun 27, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N9363T), Belen, 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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