- Date
- July 14, 1971
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6304WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162484
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2556 71/7/14 LAS CRUCES,N MEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0730 N6304W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 27, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS CRUCES,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT DIDNT RPT ROUGH RUNNING ENG ON PREVS FLT.P LEAD TO MAG BROKE.LNDD SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6304W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Las Cruces Muni
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