# NTSB DEN68A0026: Piper PA-32, N3408W, Corona, NM, December 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1967
- Place: Corona, NM · CORONA, NM
- Location: 34.2501° N, 105.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2501&lon=-105.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1079  67/12/15   CORONA,N MEX        PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 41, 5000
        TIME - 1530                    N3408W              PX-  1  4  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          SLEET, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              12
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       11
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PULLED-UP TO AVOID TREES.PLT NOT INSTRMENT RATED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3408W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3408W-1968-02-12), registration cancelled 1968-02-12, S/N 32-269 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (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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