# NTSB DEN67D0206: Piper PA-24, N7682P, Carrizozo, NM, January 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 14, 1967
- Place: Carrizozo, NM · CARRIZOZO, NM
- Location: 33.6433° N, 105.8411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrizozo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6433&lon=-105.8411&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119227
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0206
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0206

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0126  67/1/14    CARRIZOZO N MEX     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1500
        TIME - 1210                    N7682P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARRIZOZO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO POSITION FUEL SELECTOR VALVE IN RIGHT TANK DETENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7682P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7682P-2020-05-02), registration cancelled 2020-05-02, S/N 24-2891, built 1961 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carrizozo

## Other investigations on N7682P (1)

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 ERA17CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA039), Nov 8, 2016: Piper PA 24-250 (N7682P), Houlton, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel.

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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