# NTSB DEN77FQA52: Piper PA-28, N1344H, Aztec, NM, September 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1977
- Place: Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQA52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2767   77/9/4    AZTEC,NM            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 52 TOTAL
        TIME - 2030                    N1344H              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS LUNAS,NM                AZTEC,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- FLAPS NOT RETRACTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1344H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1344H), registered now, S/N 28-7790308, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aztec Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770904027249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904027249A), Sep 4, 1977: Piper PA28181, Aztec, NM, Substantial damage. Flaps not retracted.

## Other investigations on N1344H (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 FTW80DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA125), Sep 28, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N1344H), El Rito, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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