# NTSB DEN70DQA06: Piper PA-18, N5753Z, Vaughn, NM, February 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1970
- Place: Vaughn, NM · VAUGHN, NM
- Location: 34.6072° N, 105.2126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vaughn, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6072&lon=-105.2126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70DQA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DQA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0790   70/2/4    VAUGHN,N MEX        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2100
        TIME - 0930                    N5753Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAUGHN,N MEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FLT AT 100FT AGL,PLT GLANCED AT FUEL GAUGES,ACFT HIT TOP OF HILL. PLT WAS CHECKING HIS RANCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5753Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5753Z), registered now, S/N 18-8026, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (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

## Other investigations on N5753Z (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 SEA04LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA039), Feb 8, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N5753Z), McCall, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right rear ski cable and the owner's improper substitution of the right rear ski cable with an unapproved ski cable. A factor was the slushy snow.
- [NTSB DEN66F0276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0276), Apr 20, 1966: Piper PA-18 (N5753Z), Albuquerque, NM, 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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