# NTSB DEN69D0248: Piper PA-22, N3044Z, Las Palomas, NM, June 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1969
- Place: Las Palomas, NM · LAS PALOMAS, NM
- Location: 33.0589° N, 107.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Palomas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0589&lon=-107.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0248

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1296   69/6/1    LAS PALOMAS,N MEX   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 2204                    N3044Z              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS PALOMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- L WG STRUCK POLE LOCATED 200 FT FROM EDGE OF UNLTD RNWY. PLT USED LNDG LTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3044Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3044Z), registered now, S/N 22-6998, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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: Las Palomas

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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