- Date
- October 25, 1987, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Timberon, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9375PPiper PA-24-260C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871025060629A
- Case key
- 17410
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On takeoff with a 10 to 15 knot tailwind and 10 degrees of flaps, a 20 degree turn was attempted at 60 feet AGL. The pilot stated a downdraft forced the aircraft back to the ground. The aircraft struck a woodpile and several small trees. Post-crash fire destroyed most of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9375P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-260C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-4875
- Airframe hours
- 4,848
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-D4A5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Blesius, Cornelius
- Registered owner
- Blesius, Cornelius K.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1987
- Destination
- ELP · El Paso, TX
- Airport
- 52E · Timberon, runway 13, 4,980 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,631 total · 131 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.