# NTSB DEN74AD022: Piper PA-24, N9001P, Roswell, NM, November 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1973
- Place: Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3279   73/11/9 NR.ROSWELL,N MEX      PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 27,
        TIME - 2022                    N9001P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ROSWELL,N MEX                EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT UNCERTIFICATED,DARK NITE,UNLTD TERRAIN.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.118 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9001P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9001P-1974-01-21), registration cancelled 1974-01-21, S/N 24-4461 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19731109038569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731109038569A), Nov 9, 1973: Piper PA24260, Roswell, NM, Destroyed. Plt uncertificated,dark nite,unltd terrain. Plt blood alcohol level 0.118 pct.

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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