Piper PA-24-260C N9375P
25 October 1987 · Timberon, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1987 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-24-260C registered N9375P, operated by Blesius, Cornelius, was involved in an accident near Timberon, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Timberon, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Timberon (52E)
- Coordinates
- 32.8096, -105.9906
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260C
- Registration
- N9375P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Blesius, Cornelius
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → El Paso
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN88LA015
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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
ON TAKEOFF WITH A 10 TO 15 KNOT TAILWIND AND 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, A 20 DEGREE TURN WAS ATTEMPTED AT 60 FEET AGL. THE PILOT STATED A DOWNDRAFT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WOODPILE AND SEVERAL SMALL TREES.POST-CRASH FIRE DESTROYED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Illinois, United States | Anthony Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1987 | Piper PA-24-260B | Akron, Colorado, United States | Bruce G. Deckinga | Minor injuries | - |
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| 29 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Buttonwillow, California, United States | Marracci, Louis T | Fatal | 1 |
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| 10 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-24-250 | Midland, Texas, United States | Kenneth Neill | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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