# Accident 19880319028169A: Piper PA22150, Angel Fire, NM, March 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4220° N, 105.2899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGEL FIRE (AXX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4220&lon=-105.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32542, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32542) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880319028169A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AFTER DEPARTING A HIGH ALTITUDE AIRPORT. FAILED TO LEAN MIXTURE. NO PRIOR MOUNTAIN FLYING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N32542 (2)

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

- [Incident 19880314023989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880314023989I), Mar 14, 1988: Piper PA28151 (N32542), Waco, TX. Fuel exhaustion on descent to airport. Landed in a field. Obtained fuel. Flew to destination. Strong upper wind.
- [Accident 19761114036249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761114036249A), Nov 14, 1976: Piper PA28151 (N32542), Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Plt landed short,bounced onto runway.

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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