# Incident 19801112083329I: Piper PA24, Albuquerque, NM, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980, 08:20 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6315P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6315P-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112083329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DEVELOPED VIBRATION AND NOISE DURING DESCENT. EXHAUST STACK HAD SEPARATED AT TWO LOCATIONS. NO OTHER DAMAGE

## Other reports on N6315P (1)

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

- [Accident 20030702028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030702028889A), Jul 2, 2003: Piper PA24 (N6315P), Winamac, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Acft en route to K02 at 8000FT. Aircraft was handed off to zau. After hand off pilot called zau and advised zau that the engine had quit. Zau vectored…

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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