# NTSB UNK65X0591: Piper PA24, N5985P, Corona, NM, November 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1964
- Place: Corona, NM · CORONA, NM
- Location: 34.2501° N, 105.5970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2501&lon=-105.5970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0591
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0591

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3418   64/11/7   CORONA N MEX        PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600
        TIME - 1800                    N5985P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5985P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5985P), registered now, S/N 24-1078, 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

## Other investigations on N5985P (2)

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 DEN68F0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0079), Aug 18, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N5985P), Denver, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0353), May 12, 1966: Piper PA 24 (N5985P), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage

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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