# NTSB FTW81DQD09: Piper PA-18, N5322Y, Artesia, NM, November 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1980
- Place: Artesia, NM · ARTESIA, NM
- Location: 32.8517° N, 104.4237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Artesia, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8517&lon=-104.4237&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 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2951  80/11/29   ARTESIA,NM          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1230
        TIME - 1130                    N5322Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 635 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARTESIA,NM                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RANCH ROAD,SNOW BALLED UP IN FNT OF WHLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5322Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5322Y), registered now, S/N 18-8048, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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

## 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 19801129071779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129071779A), Nov 29, 1980: Piper PA18150, Artesia, NM, Substantial damage. Landed on road that was covered with wet snow. Nosed over.

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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