# NTSB DEN76FQA54: Piper PA-23, N13986, Ruidoso, NM, July 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1976
- Place: Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1606   76/7/8    RUIDOSO,NM          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N13986              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 4677 TOTAL HOURS, 750
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TX                  RUIDOSO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- SUSPECT NOSE GEAR DAMAGE DURING TOWING AND TURN LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED.NOSE WHEEL BROKE FROM STRUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13986](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13986-2005-04-06), registration cancelled 2005-04-06, S/N 27-4604, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ruidoso Muni

## 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 19760708017939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708017939A), Jul 8, 1976: Piper PA23250, Ruidoso, NM, Substantial damage. Suspect nose gear damage during towing and turn limits were exceeded. Nose wheel broke from strut.

## Other investigations on N13986 (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 MIA80DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA009), Oct 27, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N13986), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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