# NTSB DEN74FQA10: Piper PA-28, N5831U, Mountainair, NM, July 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Mountainair, NM · MOUNTAINAIR, NM
- Location: 34.5212° N, 106.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountainair, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5212&lon=-106.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189340
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5831U-1998-04-21), registration cancelled 1998-04-21, S/N 2826662 (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: Mountainair

## 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 19730724025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724025439A), Jul 24, 1973: Piper PA28140, Mountainair, NM, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 12K.

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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