# NTSB DEN69F0093: Piper PA-28R, N3865T, Cubero, NM, September 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1968
- Place: Cubero, NM · CUBERO, NM
- Location: 35.0905° N, 107.5261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cubero, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0905&lon=-107.5261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3050   68/9/4    CUBERO,N MEX        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N3865T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUBERO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT PLAN RESERVE FUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3865T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865T-1977-11-18), registration cancelled 1977-11-18, S/N 28R-30188 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cubero

## Other investigations on N3865T (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 FTW70DPM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPM01), Jan 7, 1970: Piper PA-28R (N3865T), Okmulgee, OK, 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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