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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Reserve, NM · April 24, 1984

Date
April 24, 1984 · 15:45 local
Place
Reserve, NM
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9769W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84FA137
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total520 in this make and model10 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.

Aircraft took off into headwind, wind quit, aircraft settled into trees. Density altitude was 9091 feet.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF INTO HEADWIND, WIND QUIT, AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO TREES. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 9091 FEET.

NTSB investigation

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