# NTSB DEN65D0046: Piper PA-24, N5209P, Taos, NM, March 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1965
- Place: Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Location: 36.3871° N, 105.5808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3871&lon=-105.5808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0594  65/3/30  NR.TAOS N MEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 700
        TIME - 1645                    N5209P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- A/C LANDED ON HIGHWAY AND STRUCK SIGN POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5209P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5209P-1977-12-28), registration cancelled 1977-12-28, S/N 24234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5209P (2)

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 FTW77FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA072), Aug 28, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5209P), Canyon, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68D0207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0207), Sep 23, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N5209P), White Plains, NY, substantial damage

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.

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