- Date
- July 24, 1973
- Place
- Mountainair, NM · MOUNTAINAIR, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5831UPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730724025439A
- Case key
- 189340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2288 73/7/24 MOUNTAINAIR,N MEX PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 484 TIME - 1610 N5831U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAINAIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOUNTAINAIR,N MEX SILVER CITY,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 12K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5831U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mountainair
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.