# NTSB DEN79DQA15: Piper PA-28, N9511C, Aztec, NM, February 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0319   79/2/6    AZTEC,NM            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N9511C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC,NM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AZTEC,NM                    AZTEC,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9511C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9511C-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 28-7816486, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aztec,Nm

## 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 19790206002349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002349A), Feb 6, 1979: Piper PA28161, Aztec, NM, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on touch and go landing, ran off runway into a snowbank.

## Other investigations on N9511C (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 DEN81FTE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE36), May 12, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N9511C), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage

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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