# NTSB DEN76FQA47: Piper PA-24, N6178P, Los Lunas, NM, May 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1976
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0947  76/5/29    LOS LUNAS,NM        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1180
        TIME - 1040                    N6178P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELEN-LOS LUNAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                LOS LUNAS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- LT MAIN GEAR TIRE LOW OR FLAT. HIT CONCRETE SLABS. ACFT EQUIPPED WITH HAND BRAKE ONLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6178P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6178P), registered now, S/N 24-1280, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Belen-Los Lunas

## 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 19760529011419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760529011419A), May 29, 1976: Piper PA24250, Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. Lt main gear tire low or flat. Hit concrete slabs. Acft equipped with hand brake only.

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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