# Accident 19880313005129A: Piper PA28140, Ruidoso, NM, March 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3499° N, 105.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3499&lon=-105.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32982, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32982-2012-10-02) (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 O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 77 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880313005129A

## Narrative

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

STRONG CROSSWIND AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PREVENTED AIRCRAFT FROM GAINING ALTITUDE ON TAKEOFF. HIT 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 DEN88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA065), Mar 13, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N32982), Ruidoso, 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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