# Accident 19811125075899A: Piper PA28235, Silver City, NM, November 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Turner Ridgeport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7420° N, 108.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Turner Ridgeport Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7420&lon=-108.2880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15735, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,472 total, 171 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125075899A

## Narrative

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

WRINKLED WINGS IN HARD LANDING. LANDED DOWN SLOPE IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS.

## 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 FTW82DQD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQD05), Nov 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N15735), Silver City, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15735 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960223004539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960223004539I), Feb 23, 1996: Piper PA28235 (N15735), Sweet Home, OR. Narrative: N15735 declared an emergency with seattle center, when the engine began to fail. Aircraft pilot reported engine power loss. Seattle center vectored…
- [Accident 19740518014469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740518014469A), May 18, 1974: Piper PA28235 (N15735), Hermosilla, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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