# Accident 20040921023229A: Piper PA60601P, Lordsburg, NM, September 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2004, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Airport: Lordsburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3328° N, 108.6839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3328&lon=-108.6839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11BE-2005-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040921023229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 AT 1300 MDT A AEROSTAR 601P, N11BE REGISTERED TO CAMPGROUND BROKERS INC., DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF AT LORDSBURG AIRPORT, LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO, ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 AT 1300 MDT.

## 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 DEN04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA146), Sep 21, 2004: Smith Aerostar 601P (N11BE), Lordsberg, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the dirt devil/whirlwind.

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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