# Accident 19841003058529A: Piper PA24250, Las Vegas, NM, October 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1984, 11:39 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5903° N, 105.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5903&lon=-105.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5758P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5758P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 613 total, 87 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003058529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE IN LOW CEILING AND FOG. FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN LANDING ON I25. CARBURETOR ICING A FACTOR.

## 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 DEN85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA001), Oct 3, 1984: Piper PA-24-250 (N5758P), Las Vegas, 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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