# Accident 20150724014189A: Piper PA-28-151, Truth Or Conseq, NM, July 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2015, 00:27 local time
- Place: Truth Or Conseq, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2506° N, 107.2936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2506&lon=-107.2936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32401, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32401-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150724014189A

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT JULY 24, 2015, TIME UNKNOWN, A PIPER PA-28-151, N32401 IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND NON-PILOT PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTCS), TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.

## 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 CEN15FA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA325), Jul 24, 2015: Piper PA-28-151 (N32401), Truth or Consequences, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to conduct a flight in dark night conditions without a solo night flight endorsement and his subsequent loss of airplane control.

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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