# NTSB DEN79FQA08: Piper PA-34, N3039M, Albuquerque, NM, November 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1978
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3377  78/11/30   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 2040                    N3039M              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            12801 TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDVALLEY AIRPARK,NM        ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3039M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3039M-2012-02-14), registration cancelled 2012-02-14, S/N 34-7870103, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Intl

## 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 19781130035409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781130035409A), Nov 30, 1978: Piper PA34200, Albuquerque, NM, 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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