Piper PA-28-151 accident near Truth or Consequences, NM
On July 24, 2015, a Piper PA-28-151 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Truth or Consequences, NM. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 24, 2015
- Place
- Truth or Consequences, NM
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-151 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.251°N, 107.294°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150729X33718
Official records · CEN15FA325
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 24, 2015, at 0122 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28-151 airplane, N32401, impacted terrain near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The student pilot and passenger were both fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS), Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, at an undetermined time. The fixed base operator manager spoke with the accident pilot on the afternoon of July 23 and he observed the pilot drive away from the airport about 1600. Around 1700, the manager left the airfield and returned the following morning at 0700. When he arrived at the airport, he noticed that the accident airplane was gone. On July 29, the airplane's wreckage was spotted by a New Mexico Department of Game and Fish observation airplane. The wreckage was located about one mile northwest of the approach end of runway 13 at TCS. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 46, held a combined student pilot certificate and second class pilot's certificate issued on July 9, 2012, with the following limitation: the medical certificate expired for all classes on July 31, 2014. The pilot had previously been issued combined student pilot and airman medical certificates in 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2004. His 2012 medical certificate had three instructor endorse
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper decision to conduct a flight in dark night conditions without a solo night flight endorsement and his subsequent loss of airplane control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
