# NTSB FTW81FQA07: Piper PA-28R, N4975S, Taos Pueblo, NM, November 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1980
- Place: Taos Pueblo, NM · TAOS PUEBLO, NM
- Location: 36.4657° N, 105.5634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos Pueblo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4657&lon=-105.5634&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2822   80/11/1 NR.TAOS PUEBLO,NM     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 450
        TIME - 1500                    N4975S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANGLE FIRE,NM              TAOS PUEBLO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKCASE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEFT CRANKCASE HALF PUNCTURED ABOVE LEFT REAR CYLINDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4975S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4975S-2014-05-21), registration cancelled 2014-05-21, S/N 28R-35693, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, 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 19801101061599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801101061599A), Nov 1, 1980: Piper PA28R200, Taos Pueblo, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to internal failure crash landed in pasture.

## Other investigations on N4975S (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 ERA13LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA111), Jan 13, 2013: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4975S), Dover, DE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to land the airplane at multiple airports that were equipped with adequate instrument approach procedures while operating in low instrument meteorological conditions and his delay…

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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