# NTSB DEN79DQD05: Piper PA-28, N2236B, Lordsburg, NM, April 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1979
- Place: Lordsburg, NM · LORDSBURG, NM
- Location: 32.3438° N, 108.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lordsburg, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3438&lon=-108.7021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1472  79/4/15    LORDSBURG,NM        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1905                    N2236B              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 49, 4306 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1275 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORDSBURG,NM                RED ROCK,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK PARKED CAR ON TKOF FROM ROAD AT DUSK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2236B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790415012099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790415012099A), Apr 15, 1979: Piper PA28161, Lordsburg, NM, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff at dusk on highway. Struck oncoming truck. Police failed to clear roadway for emergency takeoff.

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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