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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Los Lunas, NM · July 7, 1983

Date: July 7, 1983 · 06:00 local
Place: Los Lunas, NM
Airport: Mid Valley
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8999
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA322
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A3A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 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.

Collided with airport van during glider tow. Runway was closed. Pilots view obscured by camerman in front seat.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH AIRPORT VAN DURING GLIDER TOW. RUNWAY WAS CLOSED. PILOTS VIEW OBSCURED BY CAMERMAN IN FRONT SEAT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW83LA322Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLos Lunas, NMThe tow plane collided with a van on the rwy during takeoff. The van had been parked there on purpose by the arpt owner to close the rwy. He stated that he had notified the FAA of the closing but no NOTAM had been issued on 7/7/83. A NOTAM was issued for…Jul 7, 1983 · Substantial damage