# Accident 19801101075769A: Piper PA32300, Carlsbad, NM, November 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1980, 16:24 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4207° N, 104.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4207&lon=-104.2288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40908 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 160 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101075769A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER BLADE FAILED IN FLIGHT. MADE SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND NICK IN BLADE AT FAILURE POINT.

## 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 FTW81FQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQD06), Nov 1, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N40908), Carlsbad, 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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