# NTSB DEN65D0113: Piper PA28, N6437W, Los Alamos, NM, April 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1965
- Place: Los Alamos, NM · LOS ALAMOS, NM
- Location: 35.8940° N, 106.2900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Alamos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8940&lon=-106.2900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0269  65/4/29  NR.LOS ALAMOS N MEX   PIPER PA28          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N6437W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW INTO MT AREA TOO LOW AND RISE OF TERRAIN EXCEEDED CLIMB PERFORMANCE OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6437W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6437W-1965-05-25), registration cancelled 1965-05-25, S/N 28-20509 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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