# NTSB DEN74FQA51: Piper PA-28, N5025T, Jmez Pueblo, NM, June 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1974
- Place: Jmez Pueblo, NM · JMEZ PUEBLO, NM
- Location: 35.6066° N, 106.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jemez Pueblo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6066&lon=-106.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1678  74/6/18  NR.JMEZ PUEBLO,N MEX  PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N5025T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK WIRE ACROSS ARROYO,CONT FLT & LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5025T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5025T), registered now, S/N 28-7225321, built 1972 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740618016869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618016869A), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA28140, Jmez Pueblo, NM, Substantial damage. Struck wire across arroyo,cont flt & lnd ok.

## Other investigations on N5025T (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 DEN75FQA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA28), Jan 29, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5025T), Alameda, NM, 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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