# Accident 19740703024089A: Piper PA11, Los Lunas, NM, July 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Airport: Mid Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4516M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4516M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 100 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703024089A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN75FQA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA08), Jul 3, 1974: Piper PA-11 (N4516M), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4516M (1)

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

- [Accident 19770304003369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770304003369A), Mar 4, 1977: Piper PA11 (N4516M), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage

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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