Piper PA-24-250 N751SP
21 December 1988 · Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 December 1988 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N751SP was involved in an accident near Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.1752, -107.2250
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-250
- Registration
- N751SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Socorro → Truth Or Conseq
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN89FA045
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
DURING A RETURN FLIGHT FROM HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE ACFT THE PLT EXECUTED A LOW PASS BY HIS HOME WHICH WAS LOCATED ON A POINT OF LAND OVERLOOKING ELEPHANT BUTTE RESERVOIR, NM. DURING THE MANEUVER WHILE IN A STEEP TURN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE WATER AND SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE ACFT CARTWHEELED AND SANK. WX AT THE TIME WAS VMC WITH THE WATER SURFACE SMOOTH AND GLASSY. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THIS MANEUVER WAS COMMONLY PERFORMED BY THE PLT ON RETURNING HOME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Chico, California, United States | Cole, Ralph H. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-24-400 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Graves, Dorel | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Floresville, Texas, United States | JON S. Blocker | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-24-260 | Readington, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,700 records for this type
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