# Accident 19840425017359A: Piper PA36375, Albuquerque, NM, April 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1984, 14:15 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N2371Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2371Y-2026-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-375 (registry code 7103620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36375
- Reported engine: LYC IO720D1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840425017359A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED NEAR THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN CHAIN IN SEVERE SURFACE WINDS AND TURBULENCE. DESCENDED INTO TREES.

## 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 DEN84LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA138), Apr 25, 1984: Piper PA-36-375 (N2371Y), 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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