19740517015159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Albuquerque, NM · May 17, 1974

Date
May 17, 1974
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5180Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN74FQA45
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
324 total36 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Mixtures too lean drg tkof. Inop eng not feathered. Acft below VMC on final apch. Dens alt 7900 ft.

As the FAA filed it

MIXTURES TOO LEAN DRG TKOF. INOP ENG NOT FEATHERED.ACFT BELOW VMC ON FINAL APCH. DENS ALT 7900 FT.

NTSB investigation

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