# NTSB DEN76FQA27: Piper PA-24, N411VW, Quemado, NM, November 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1975
- Place: Quemado, NM · QUEMADO, NM
- Location: 34.3406° N, 108.5061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quemado, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3406&lon=-108.5061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3683  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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