# NTSB DEN77FQA44: Piper PA-30, N8502Y, Estancia, NM, July 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1977
- Place: Estancia, NM · ESTANCIA, NM
- Location: 34.7650° N, 106.0335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estancia, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7650&lon=-106.0335&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 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1367  77/7/12  NR.ESTANCIA NM        PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8502Y              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTING MARIJUANA.INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8502Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8502Y-2014-10-06), registration cancelled 2014-10-06, S/N 30-1661, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770712016929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712016929A), Jul 12, 1977: Piper PA30, Estancia Nm, NM, Substantial damage. Transporting marijuana. Inj index presumed.

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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