DEN76FQA27

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Quemado, NM · November 14, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 14, 1975
Place
Quemado, NM · QUEMADO, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N411VWPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 24, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
151777

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3683  75/11/14 NR.QUEMADO,NM         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 250
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N411VW              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT GROUND FIRE ORIGIN UNK.SUSPECT ARSON.PLT NOT IDENTIFIED. PILOT INFO PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N411VW
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed