# NTSB DEN68F0180: Piper PA-23, N2225P, Tucumcari, NM, December 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1967
- Place: Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Location: 35.1709° N, 103.7053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucumcari, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1709&lon=-103.7053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4464  67/12/17 NR.TUCUMCARI,N MEX    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N2225P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 845 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - SNOW
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          BLOWING SNOW                                             225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LOST CONTROL DURING IFR CONDITIONS.GYRO HORIZON INOPERATIVE PRIOR TO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2225P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2225P-2000-11-01), registration cancelled 2000-11-01, S/N 32R-7987106 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2225P (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 FTW00WA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00WA135), Mar 23, 2000: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2225P), Guatemala City, Guatemala, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68D0154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0154), Jul 6, 1967: Piper PA-23 (N2225P), Fond Du Lac, WI, 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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