# Accident 20191020020289A: Piper PA-24, Angel Fire, NM, October 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2019, 08:55 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Colfax County Airport, Angel F
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3931° N, 105.2869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3931&lon=-105.2869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7742P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7742P-2020-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191020020289A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 20, 2019, AT 0848 MDT, A 1961 PIPER PA-24, N7742P REGISTERED TO RICHARD J. SCHENK, CRASHED AFTER DEPARTING ANGEL FIRE AIRPORT (AXX), ANGEL FIRE, NEW MEXICO, IN THE VILLAGE OF ANGEL FIRE, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFIED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR20FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA008), Oct 20, 2019: Piper PA 24 (N7742P), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s degraded performance due to high-density altitude and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in its inability to maintain altitude during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to…

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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