- Date
- June 24, 1976
- Place
- Tucumcari, NM · TUCUMCARI, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N197MMeyers 200
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760624016729A
- Case key
- 154528
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1608 76/6/24 TUCUMCARI,NM MEYERS 200 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N197M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 46, 270 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCUMCARI MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCUMCARI,NM PHOENIX,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 78 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- PILOT LEANED FUEL MIXTURE TO COMPENSATE FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 6200 FT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N197M
- Reported as
- Meyers 200
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tucumcari Muni
N197MRegistered now · Meyers Industries 200CAirframe modelMeyers Industries 200CEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N197M · 1
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