# Accident 19750220002559A: Piper PA24250, Sanostee, NM, February 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Sanostee, NM
- Airport: Sanostee Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.4305° N, 108.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanostee, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4305&lon=-108.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7247P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7247P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 150 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75DQA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220002559A

## Narrative

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

PLT LND INTO WIND ON DOWNHILL RWY.DIDNT RETRACT FLAPS & MISUSED BRAKES.

## 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 DEN75DQA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA33), Feb 20, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N7247P), Sanostee, 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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