- Date
- March 19, 1968
- Place
- Lovington, NM · LOVINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N52920Piper J5C
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111173
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0838 68/3/19 LOVINGTON,N MEX PIPER J5C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 73 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N52920 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEA COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- STRUCK PIPELINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52920
- Reported as
- Piper J5C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lea County
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