# Accident 19941014034949A: Piper PA32260, Albuquerque, NM, October 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1994, 06:10 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Coronado Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1396° N, 106.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1396&lon=-106.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3699W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3699W-2017-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,110 total, 166 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941014034949A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. WHILE ROCKING WHEELS CAUGHT BUSHES. NOSED OVER IN SOFT SAND.

## 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 FTW95LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA021), Oct 14, 1994: Piper PA-32-260 (N3699W), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHILE ATTEMPTING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER (WIND), AND HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AND TURBULENCE…

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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