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FTW83LA308

1983-07-05 · RUIDOSO, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RUI

Current FAA registration · N8075R

Make / Model
PIPER PA-23-250
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAFEF5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING LANDING. THE ACFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 500 YARDS DOWN THE RWY ACCORDING TO THE PLT. THE AIRSPEED WAS ALSO HIGH AT 100 KTS IAS. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE ACFT ON THE 5500 FT RWY AND THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE RWY INTO A DITCH. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LANDED HALF WAY DOWN THE RWY AND THAT THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING DURING THE ROLL-OUT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA308.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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