# Accident 19820415009509A: Piper PA32R300, Ruidoso, NM, April 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1982, 17:10 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Ruidoso
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4026Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FQA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415009509A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN ON DEPARTURE DUE TO FULL RICH MIXTURE, HIGH ALTITUDE, AND DOWNDRAFTS.

## 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 FTW82FQA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA16), Apr 16, 1982: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4026Q), Ruidoso Muni, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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