- Date
- July 23, 1979
- Place
- Angel Fire, NM · ANGEL FIRE, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6499PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790723017249A
- Case key
- 135047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1494 79/7/23 ANGEL FIRE,NM PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 657 TIME - 1115 N6499P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 443 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGEL FIRE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANGEL FIRE,NM LIBERAC,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6499P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Angel Fire
N6499PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.