- Date
- August 15, 1978
- Place
- Canjilon, NM · CANJILON, NM
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6347CPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140019
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2273 78/8/15 NR.CANJILON,NM PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4200 TIME - 1315 N6347C PX- 0 2 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAOS,NM FARMINGTON,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT OVER GROSS WEIGHT.ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED PAX SUCCUMBED 9/12/78.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6347C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6347CRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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