# NTSB DEN78DQD01: Piper PA-24, N510GQ, Las Cruces, NM, October 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1977
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78DQD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2783  77/10/13   LAS CRUCES, NM      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 254
        TIME - 1230                    N510GQ              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAWFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES, NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- RAISING FLAPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N510GQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N510GQ-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 24-15, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crawford

## 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 19771013030279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771013030279A), Oct 13, 1977: Piper PA24400, Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Raising flaps.

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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