- Date
- March 4, 1977
- Place
- Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4516MPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770304003369A
- Case key
- 157116
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0321 77/3/4 LOS LUNAS,NM PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1900 TIME - 1645 N4516M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MID VALLEY ARPK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOS LUNAS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4516M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mid Valley Arpk
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4516M · 1
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