# NTSB DEN74DQA05: Piper PA-24, N8967P, Lybrook, NM, July 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Lybrook, NM · LYBROOK, NM
- Location: 36.2241° N, 107.5579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lybrook, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2241&lon=-107.5579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DQA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2263   73/7/8    LYBROOK,N MEX       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 5300
        TIME - 1730                    N8967P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARGO RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYBROOK,N MEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        REMARKS- LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION ON ACFT AND ENG MAR 27,72.AD68-5-1 NOT COMPLIED WITH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8967P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8967P-2026-04-04), registration cancelled 2026-04-04, S/N 24-4424, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fargo Ranch

## 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 19730708017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708017309A), Jul 8, 1973: Piper PA24260, Lybrook, NM, Substantial damage. Last annual inspection on acft and eng mar 27,72.AD68-5-1 not complied with.

## Other investigations on N8967P (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 DEN93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA074), Jul 8, 1993: Piper PA-24-260 (N8967P), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO FOLLOW MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. A FACTOR WAS A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

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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