# NTSB DEN73FQA25: Piper PA-28, N5792F, Eagle Nest, NM, February 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1973
- Place: Eagle Nest, NM · EAGLE NEST, NM
- Location: 36.5470° N, 105.2607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Nest, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5470&lon=-105.2607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA25

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0309   73/2/4    EAGLE NEST,N MEX    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1745                    N5792F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 510 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            139 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGEL FIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAGLE NEST,N MEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT ROADWAY REFLECTORS.NOSE GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5792F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5792F-1993-03-05), registration cancelled 1993-03-05, S/N 2825100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Angel Fire

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730204002009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730204002009A), Feb 4, 1973: Piper PA28140, Eagle Nest, NM, Substantial damage. Hit roadway reflectors. Nose gr collapsed.

## Other investigations on N5792F (2)

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 FTW81DQG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG60), Aug 30, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5792F), Texhoma, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW70DPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DPJ03), Jan 14, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5792F), Goodwell, OK, 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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