# NTSB DEN79DQA07: Piper PA28, N6169W, Raton, NM, November 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1978
- Place: Raton, NM · RATON, NM
- Location: 36.8878° N, 104.4404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raton, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8878&lon=-104.4404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138180
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4399  78/11/19 NR.RATON,NM           PIPER PA28          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 112
        TIME - 1315                    N6169W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM             RATON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- AIRPORT CLOSED,ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6169W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6169W-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 28-20188, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, 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 19781119036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119036899A), Nov 19, 1978: Piper PA28140, Raton, NM, Substantial damage. Airport closed,attempted to land on road.

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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