# NTSB UNK64X1898: Piper PA24, N6433P, Lajunta, CO, May 23, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1964
- Place: Lajunta, CO · LAJUNTA, CO
- Location: 37.9794° N, 103.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Junta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-103.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1898
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1898

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1380  64/5/23    LAJUNTA COLO        PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 741
        TIME - 2227                    N6433P              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA JUNTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND AT 25 KNOTS COLLIDED WITH CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OFF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6433P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6433P-2017-06-14), registration cancelled 2017-06-14, S/N 24-1544, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Junta

## Other investigations on N6433P (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 FTW97FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA103), Feb 15, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N6433P), Farmington, NM, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: loss of aircraft control for undetermined reason(s).

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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