# NTSB DEN67D0124: Piper PA-24, N8581P, Willard, NM, October 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1966
- Place: Willard, NM · WILLARD, NM
- Location: 34.5949° N, 106.0323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willard, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5949&lon=-106.0323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2894  66/10/15   WILLARD N MEX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N8581P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 3850 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-COWS RAN ONTO RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8581P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8581P-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 24-4038 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8581P (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 LAX73OL006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL006), Nov 22, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N8581P), Topia, Mexico, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB FTW66F0602](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0602), Mar 27, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8581P), Amarillo, TX, 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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