# NTSB DEN75AD014: Piper PA-18, N1585P, Corona, NM, September 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1974
- Place: Corona, NM · CORONA, NM
- Location: 34.2501° N, 105.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2501&lon=-105.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2847  74/9/16  NR.CORONA,N MEX       PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 4150
        TIME - 0430                    N1585P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORONA,N MEX                 YESO,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1585P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1585P-1974-11-25), registration cancelled 1974-11-25, S/N 18-3748 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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 19740916033329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740916033329A), Sep 16, 1974: Piper PA18135, Corona, NM, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1585P (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 DEN73DQA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA48), Jun 19, 1973: Piper PA-18 (N1585P), Corona, 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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