- Date
- April 25, 1984, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2371YPiper PA-36-375
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840425017359A
- Case key
- 16372
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft had recently been sold & was being ferried to the buyer in Oklahoma. After a refueling stop at the coronado arpt, the plt took off & proceeded northeast to avoid rotor clouds associated with the sandia mountains about 8 mi east of Albuquerque, NM. The mountains are oriented north & south & extend about 18 mi north of Albuquerque. After going around the north end of the mountains, the plt turned southeast. He was flying at aprx 1500 ft AGL when the acft encountered turbulence & downdrafts over the northern part of the mountain range. The plt reversed course & attempted to return to coronado arpt. However, the acft entered more 'turbulence & sink' & the plt was unable to maintain his altitude. The acft descended to treetop height, hit the top of a small tree & the plt was forced to land in an area of brush. The 1416 MST wind at Albuquerque was from 220 deg at 30 gusting to 58 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2371Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-375
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-8102003
- Airframe hours
- 280
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-D1CD, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Everett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 4AC · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- Pryor, OK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,250 total · 200 in this make and model · 4,900 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 30 knots, gusting 58
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Observed at
- ABQ, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.