# Accident 19730708017309A: Piper PA24260, Lybrook, NM, July 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Lybrook, NM
- Airport: Fargo Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.2241° N, 107.5579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lybrook, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2241&lon=-107.5579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8967P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8967P-2026-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 5,100 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708017309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION ON ACFT AND ENG MAR 27,72.AD68-5-1 NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN74DQA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA05), Jul 8, 1973: Piper PA-24 (N8967P), Lybrook, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8967P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930708027589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930708027589A), Jul 8, 1993: Piper PA24260 (N8967P), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Electrical system failed en route. Unable check gear down. No lights. Gear collapsed landing. Manual indicated down

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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