Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-24 N7551P

28 September 1968 · Columbus, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 September 1968 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N7551P, operated by HR Sleep Shop, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbus, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Columbus, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-24
Registration
N7551P
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
HR Sleep Shop
Operating rule
Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
3-3274

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

STRUCK REFLECTOR ON SIDE OF ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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