# NTSB DEN75FQA08: Piper PA-11, N4516M, Los Lunas, NM, July 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1974
- Place: Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FQA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2159   74/7/3    LOS LUNAS,N MEX     PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N4516M              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 372 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS LUNAS,N MEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4516M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4516M), registered now, S/N 11-20, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mid Valley

## 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 19740703024089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740703024089A), Jul 3, 1974: Piper PA11, Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4516M (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 DEN77FQA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA25), Mar 4, 1977: Piper PA-11 (N4516M), Los Lunas, 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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