- Date
- November 25, 1978
- Place
- Las Cruses, NM · LAS CRUSES, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9816TPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781125039819A
- Case key
- 139162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3528 78/11/25 NR.LAS CRUSES,NM PIPER PA-38 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 42 TOTAL TIME - 1220 N9816T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES CRAW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS CRUSES,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOW TIME PILOT HAD ONLY ONE SOLO FLT SINCE CHECKOUT IN NEW AIRCRAFT JUL 78.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9816T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Las Cruces Craw
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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