# NTSB DEN71DQA57: Piper PA-24, N7749P, Aztec, NM, May 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1971
- Place: Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQA57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1746  71/5/28    AZTEC,N MEX         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 645
        TIME - 1215                    N7749P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,N MEX            AZTEC,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7749P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7749P-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 24-2964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aztec

## Other investigations on N7749P (4)

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 NYC72FHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHD33), Mar 25, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N7749P), Fort Dix, NJ, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN71FQA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA23), Oct 30, 1970: Piper PA-24 (N7749P), Gallup, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0035), Jul 8, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N7749P), Mobile, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3516), Aug 21, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7749P), Archbold, OH, destroyed

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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