# Accident 20170809011439A: Piper PA-22-150, Trementina, NM, August 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2017, 09:00 local time
- Place: Trementina, NM
- Airport: San Miguel Ranch Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4869° N, 104.5936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4869&lon=-104.5936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3664Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3664Z-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (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-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 331 total, 19 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170809011439A

## Narrative

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

ON AUG 9, 2017 A 1960 PIPER PA-22-150, DEPARTED (DHT) AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 TOWARDS SANTE FE, NM (SAF).  THE PLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT TAKEOFF, AND MARGINAL VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN LAS VEGAS NM (APPROX 45 MILES AWAY) AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND HILLSIDE AT 6300 FEET ELEVATION NEAR SAN MIGUEL RANCH AIRFIELD SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE PLANE AND FATALLY INJURING THE PIC.

## 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 CEN17FA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA315), Aug 9, 2017: Piper PA 22-150 (N3664Z), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an accelerated stall and the pilot’s subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the…

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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