# Accident 19810826051859A: Piper PA28180, Clayton, NM, August 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1981, 21:00 local time
- Place: Clayton, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4460° N, 103.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-103.1489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1057X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1057X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810826051859A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AFTER DODGING THUNDERSTORMS. TRIED TO LAND ON FLOOD-LIGHTED RANCH AREA , LANDED IN A POND.

## 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 FTW81DQA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA44), Aug 26, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N1057X), Clayton, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1057X (1)

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

- [Accident 19890114000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000479A), Jan 14, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N1057X), Montague, MA, Substantial damage. Slid on icy runway. Began go around. Sheared left main gear on snowbank airborne. Diverted. Wing damage landing.

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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