DEN66A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Santa Fe, NM · November 22, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 22, 1965
Place
Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5542PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174954

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0960  65/11/22   SANTA FE,N.MEX.     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 293
        TIME - 1430                    N5542P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE CO MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH

Aircraft

Registration
N5542P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Santa Fe Co Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.