- Date
- January 18, 1964
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8554WPiper PA28
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185540
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0145 64/1/18 RUIDOSO N MEX PIPER PA28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N8554W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8554W
- Reported as
- Piper PA28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8554WRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Piper PA-28-235Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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