# NTSB DEN68F0147: Piper PA-28, N6626W, Albuquerque, NM, November 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1967
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4208  67/11/24   ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N6626W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDIA AERO CLUB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6626W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6626W-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 28-20723 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sandia Aero Club

## Other investigations on N6626W (3)

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 DEN69F0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0228), Apr 26, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N6626W), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0239), Apr 1, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6626W), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66D0182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0182), Dec 4, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6626W), Avondale, CO, 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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