Piper PA-28 N5459W
15 August 1972 · Counselors, New Mexico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1972 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5459W was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Counselors, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Counselors, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lindrith Compr
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5459W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2980
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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
DENS ALT APRX 9000FT.MIX NOT LEANED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Vashon Hghts, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Greenville, Pennsylvania, United States | Sheetz Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Valley Airpark | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Endeavor, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |