# NTSB DEN75DQA33: Piper PA-24, N7247P, Sanostee, NM, February 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Sanostee, NM · SANOSTEE, NM
- Location: 36.4305° N, 108.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanostee, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4305&lon=-108.8630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0275  75/2/20    SANOSTEE,NM         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 180
        TIME - 1105                    N7247P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANOSTEE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              SANOSTEE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT LND INTO WIND ON DOWNHILL RWY.DIDNT RETRACT FLAPS & MISUSED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7247P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7247P), registered now, S/N 24-2421, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanostee Strip

## 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 19750220002559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220002559A), Feb 20, 1975: Piper PA24250, Sanostee, NM, Substantial damage. Plt lnd into wind on downhill rwy. Didnt retract flaps & misused brakes.

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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