# Accident 19840111025559A: Piper PA32R301T, Albuquerque, NM, January 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N81753 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,004 total, 158 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840111025559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER THEN QUIT. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT 3 MILES FROM AIRPORT. BROKEN EXHAUST STACK MELTED MAG P LEADS

## 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 FTW84LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA113), Jan 11, 1984: Piper PA-32R-301T (N81753), Albuquerque, 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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