# Accident 19850511016629A: Piper PA28R180, Reserve, NM, May 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1985, 11:20 local time
- Place: Reserve, NM
- Airport: Reserve
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7001° N, 108.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7001&lon=-108.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7439J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7439J-1990-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 106 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016629A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE AFTER LIFTOFF DUE TO LOAD AND DENSITY ALTITUDE. STRUCK A FENCE AND THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA132), May 11, 1985: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7439J), Reserve, 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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