19820415009509A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R300 · Ruidoso, NM · April 15, 1982

Date
April 15, 1982 · 17:10 local
Place
Ruidoso, NM
Airport
Ruidoso
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4026Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FQA16
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates pilot was unable to clear terrain on departure due to full rich mixture, high altitude, and downdrafts.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN ON DEPARTURE DUE TO FULL RICH MIXTURE, HIGH ALTITUDE, AND DOWNDRAFTS.

NTSB investigation

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