# Accident 19841005054609A: Piper PA28140, Silver City, NM, October 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1984, 11:03 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Turner Ridgeport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7790° N, 108.2593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7790&lon=-108.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707FL-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total, 632 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841005054609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT HIT DOWNDRAFT AS HE FLARED FOR LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 DEN85LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA003), Oct 5, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N707FL), Silver City, NM, destroyed

## Other reports on N707FL (1)

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

- [Incident 19800323032449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800323032449I), Mar 23, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N707FL), Gillette, WY, Minor damage. Pilot ballooned before touchdown. Pushed nose down & porpoised. Blew nose tire &bent strut.

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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