NONE · Piper PA-28-180 · 1997-08-19 · GILA, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW97LA315
Event ID
20001208X08627
Type
Accident
Date
1997-08-19
Location
GILA, NM, USA
Coordinates
32.959877, -108.569686
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N9455J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DUSK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve, and collision with vegetation (cactus) and a fence. Related factors were: the soft runway condition and surrounding obstructions (high vegetation and fence).