# NTSB FTW80FQA34: Piper PA-32, N36558, Socorro, NM, July 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1980
- Place: Socorro, NM · SOCORRO, NM
- Location: 34.0545° N, 106.9062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Socorro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0545&lon=-106.9062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FQA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1273   80/7/6    SOCORRO,NM          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N36558              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.ACFT RPTD STOLEN 7/3/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36558](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36558-2013-10-18), registration cancelled 2013-10-18, S/N 32R-7887052, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19800706024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706024089A), Jul 6, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T, Socorro, NM, Destroyed. Burned aircraft found on ranch. Aircraft had been reported stolen.

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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