# NTSB DEN78FA023: Piper PA-24, N6000D, Pojoaque, NM, February 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1978
- Place: Pojoaque, NM · POJOAQUE, NM
- Location: 35.8962° N, 106.0105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pojoaque, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8962&lon=-106.0105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0239  78/2/10    POJOAQUE,NM         PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 924
        TIME - 1511                    N6000D              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BISMARK,ND                  TUSCON,AZ                    SANTA FE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HAD PAVED ROAD TO LND ON THEN HIT WIRES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6000D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6000D-2013-03-26), registration cancelled 2013-03-26, S/N 24-2, built 1961 (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

## 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 19780210003419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210003419A), Feb 10, 1978: Piper PA24400, Pojoaque, NM, Substantial damage. Plt stated he had paved road to lnd on then hit wires

## Other investigations on N6000D (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 CHI67F0554](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0554), Feb 25, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6000D), Maysville, OH, substantial damage

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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