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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA24400 · Weed, NM · August 5, 1973

Date
August 5, 1973
Place
Weed, NM
Airport
Linder Wolf Ranch
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5879P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN74AD006
Reported as
Piper PA24400
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
590 total140 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Apch to marginal strip,density alt aprx 9500 ft. gr dwn,flaps up. Plt claimed pwr loss,no malf fnd.

As the FAA filed it

APCH TO MARGINAL STRIP,DENSITY ALT APRX 9500 FT. GR DWN,FLAPS UP.PLT CLAIMED PWR LOSS,NO MALF FND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.