# NTSB DEN69D0149: Piper PA-28, N6122W, Alamogordo, NM, November 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1968
- Place: Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Location: 32.8836° N, 105.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamogordo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8836&lon=-105.9636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107403
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4289  68/11/27   ALAMOGORDO,N MEX    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N6122W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6122W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6122W), registered now, S/N 28-20138 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway

## Other investigations on N6122W (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 UNK65X0778](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0778), Nov 21, 1964: Piper PA-28 (N6122W), Bula, TX, 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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