Piper PA-28-140 N4372J
7 August 2010 · Glenwood, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 2010 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4372J, operated by Adam N. Rosenberg, was involved in an accident near Glenwood, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glenwood, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shepley Ranch (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 33.4853, -108.1178
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140
- Registration
- N4372J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Adam N. Rosenberg
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Negrito → Glenwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10LA227
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with a high density altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was doing some back country flying and landed to the northeast at an unimproved ranch airstrip with a field elevation of 7,400 feet msl. The airstrip was not maintained and there was tall grass along the landing path. After landing, the pilot turned around and took off to the southwest. The airplane failed to gain altitude and collided with a fence and impacted terrain. The pilot said the temperature was 26 degrees Celsius (79 degrees Fahrenheit). There were no anomalies found with the airplane's engine or other airplane systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 9,402 records for this type
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