Piper PA-32 N6309C
12 April 1979 · Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 April 1979 at about 09:45 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N6309C, operated by SW Air Rangers, was involved in an accident during in flight near Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ruidoso
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N6309C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- SW Air Rangers
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Albuquerque, Nm.
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2197
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
HIT MOUNTAIN.IFR FLT PLAN NOT ACTIVATED.RECOVERYDATE 4/13/79.MTNS OBS BY CLOUDS & BLOWING SNOW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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