# NTSB DEN75FQA06: Piper PA-28, N8313R, Lybrook, NM, July 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Lybrook, NM · LYBROOK, NM
- Location: 36.2241° N, 107.5579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lybrook, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2241&lon=-107.5579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FQA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2068  74/7/20    LYBROOK,N MEX       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 130
        TIME - 0830                    N8313R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYBROOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYBROOK,N MEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ATMTD LDG ON RWY ORIENTED TOWARD RISING TRRN.ABORTED LDG,UN OUTCLIMB TRRN.DA 8500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8313R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8313R-1974-08-19), registration cancelled 1974-08-19, S/N 28-22183 (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: Lybrook

## 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 19740720022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720022909A), Jul 20, 1974: Piper PA28140, Lybrook, NM, Substantial damage. Atmtd ldg on rwy oriented toward rising trrn. Aborted ldg,un outclimb trrn. Da 8500FT.

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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