# Accident 19771013030279A: Piper PA24400, Las Cruces, NM, October 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1977
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Crawford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N510GQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510GQ-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 12 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771013030279A

## Narrative

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

RAISING FLAPS.

## 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 DEN78DQD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD01), Oct 13, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N510GQ), Las Cruces, 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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