DEN72FQA06

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Albuquerque, NM · July 24, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1971
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
6 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3507WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report March 9, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162440

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2598  71/7/24    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1918                    N3507W              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  56, 8139 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE SNPRT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           DALHART,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG CKD OK.ACFT AT NEAR GROSS WT,DEN ALT 7900 FT.GR COLLAPSED AFTER ACFT HIT FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3507W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albuquerque Snprt

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