# NTSB DEN77FQA22: Piper PA-28, N949W, Las Vegas, NM, February 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1977
- Place: Las Vegas, NM · LAS VEGAS, NM
- Location: 35.6049° N, 105.2170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6049&lon=-105.2170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0649  77/2/21    LAS VEGAS,NM        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2050
        TIME - 0804                    N949W               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1750 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS VEGAS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NM                LIBERAL,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- AFTER LEAVING RUNWAY, PILOT GROUND-LOOPED AIRCRAFT TO AVOID A FENCE. GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N949W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Las Vegas Muni

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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