# NTSB DEN71FQA32: Piper PA-24, N7687P, Taos, NM, December 16, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1970
- Place: Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Location: 36.3871° N, 105.5808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3871&lon=-105.5808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FQA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4577  70/12/16   TAOS,N MEX          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 4400
        TIME - 0815                    N7687P              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KACHINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAOS,N MEX                  LUBBOCK,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NR4 ROD BEARING FAILED.HIT ROCK,GEAR COLLAPSED.FIRE RESULTED FRM ELEC SHORT CAUSED BY IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7687P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7687P-1971-12-04), registration cancelled 1971-12-04, S/N 24-2896 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Kachina

## Other investigations on N7687P (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 DEN67D0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0088), Aug 24, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N7687P), Taos, 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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