- Date
- August 13, 1965
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7960PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177327
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0765 65/8/13 RUIDOSO,N.MEX. PIPER PA-24 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1155 N7960P PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 53, 12261 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT FORGOT GEAR-EXTENDED IT CHANGED HIS MIND THEN TRIED GO AROUND UNDER IMPOSSIBLE CONDITIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7960P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ruidoso Muni
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