# NTSB DEN79DQD12: Piper J3C, N1565, Las Cruces, NM, April 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1979
- 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 August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DQD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DQD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1486  79/4/22    LAS CRUCES,NM       PIPER J3C           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 385
        TIME - 1600                    N1565               PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SCHWEIZER Z-33,N1588,MINOR DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1565 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Cruces

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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