# Accident 19850627028249A: Piper PA32R301T, Lordsburg, NM, June 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1985, 10:35 local time
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3395° N, 108.6997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3395&lon=-108.6997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8180F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8180F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,501 total, 242 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627028249A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF EARLY FROM A ROAD AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK EMBANKMENT IN A FIELD. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 DEN85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA175), Jun 27, 1985: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8180F), Lordsburg, 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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