# Accident 19750521013539A: Cessna U206E, Farmington, NM, May 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Brethren Christ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1459M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1459M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206E (registry code 2073350, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,472 total, 580 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN75AD057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521013539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT FENCES & DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN75AD057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD057), May 21, 1975: Cessna U206E (N1459M), Farmington, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1459M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831229073369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831229073369I), Dec 29, 1983: Cessna U206E (N1459M), Perris, CA, 1 fatal. Parachutist on first jump made unstable exit, lines wrapped around main chute bag. Opened reserve chute too late.
- [Incident 19800824064029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824064029I), Aug 24, 1980: Cessna U206E (N1459M), Metolis, OR, Minor damage. Pilot overshot, ran off runway end.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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