# Accident 19910104000269A: Piper PA28160, Deming, NM, January 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2603° N, 107.7509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2603&lon=-107.7509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6031W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6031W-1995-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 53 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910104000269A

## Narrative

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

DEMO SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. CFI ROTATED NOSE HIGH WITH STUDENT ON CONTROL. CAUSED A STALL. IMPACTED DIRT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 DEN91LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA031), Jan 5, 1991: Piper PA-28-160 (N6031W), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB RESULTING IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR WAS: THE FAILURE OF THE CFI TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE STUDENT…

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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