# Accident 19730813029919A: Piper PA28R200, Ruidoso, NM, August 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1973
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Buidoso
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16454, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16454-1973-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 92 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730813029919A

## Narrative

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

TURNED INTO RISING TERRAIN AFTER TKOF.UN OUTCLIMB DUE NEAR MAX GROSS WT & DENSITY ALT APRX 9100 FT

## 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 LAX74AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL014), Aug 13, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N16454), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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