# NTSB DEN75FQA28: Piper PA-28, N5025T, Alameda, NM, January 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1975
- Place: Alameda, NM · ALAMEDA, NM
- Location: 35.1867° N, 106.6181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alameda, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1867&lon=-106.6181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FQA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0127  75/1/29    ALAMEDA,NM          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 0750                    N5025T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMEDA,NM                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- HIT FENCE 87 YDS SHORT OF RWY.
```

## 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
- Airport: Alameda

## 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 19750129000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750129000509A), Jan 29, 1975: Piper PA28140, Alameda, NM, Substantial damage. Hit fence 87 yds short of rwy.

## 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 DEN74FQA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA51), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5025T), Jmez Pueblo, 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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