# Accident 19801101061599A: Piper PA28R200, Taos Pueblo, NM, November 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Taos Pueblo, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4657° N, 105.5634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos Pueblo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4657&lon=-105.5634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4975S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4975S-2014-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 187 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101061599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE CRASH LANDED IN PASTURE.

## 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 FTW81FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA07), Nov 1, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N4975S), Taos Pueblo, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4975S (2)

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

- [Accident 20130113001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130113001229A), Jan 13, 2013: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4975S), Dover, DE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed orz en-route to evy but changed destination to sby. Pilot attempted to land at sby but could not due to weather, then changed destination to…
- [Incident 19830106002639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830106002639I), Jan 6, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N4975S), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Downlock assembly broke and separated from aircraft. Recent maintenance.

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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