- Date
- June 27, 1964
- Place
- Cowles, NM · COWLES, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6179DPiper PA22
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183631
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0429 64/6/27 NR.COWLES N MEX PIPER PA22 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 350 TIME - 1825 N6179D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES IN MOUNTAINS. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LOT EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES IN MOUNTAINS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6179D
- Reported as
- Piper PA22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6179DRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 2017 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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