# Accident 19841214066829A: Piper PA30, Albuquerque, NM, December 14, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1984, 18:57 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- 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: N7329Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7329Y-1986-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 739 total, 161 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841214066829A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL IMPACT IN POOR WEATHER. AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL, ALTIMETER READ 1700 FEET HIGH, PILOT NOT IFR CURRENT.

## 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 DEN85FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA043), Dec 15, 1984: Piper PA-30-160 (N7329Y), Albuquerque, 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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