- Date
- October 27, 1970
- Place
- Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98971Piper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158962
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4100 70/10/27 LOS LUNAS,N MEX PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 415 TIME - 1400 N98971 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS LUNAS,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- CHECKOUT IN CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT AFTER PURCHASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98971
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mid-Valley
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