# NTSB DEN80DQA10: Piper PA-23, N5998Y, Ruidoso, NM, November 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1979
- Place: Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Location: 33.3495° N, 105.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ruidoso, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3495&lon=-105.6688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DQA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3250  79/11/10   RUIDOSO,NM          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 913
        TIME - 1530                    N5998Y              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DENVER,CO                   EL PASO,TX                   RUIDOSO,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5998Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5998Y-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 27-3172, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Ruidoso Municipal

## 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 19791110032579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791110032579A), Nov 10, 1979: Piper PA23250, Ruidoso, NM, Minor damage. Pilot said flaps were down 10 degrees, but indicator said full flaps. Unable to verify. Overshot runway.

## Other investigations on N5998Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW87FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA184), Aug 1, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N5998Y), Imperial, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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