# Accident 19751007034509A: Cessna P206, Des Moines, NM, October 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1975
- Place: Des Moines, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.7613° N, 103.8341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7613&lon=-103.8341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2629X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2629X-2011-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206 (registry code 2073304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 30 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FQA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751007034509A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM ROAD,FLEW ON LEE SIDE OF HILL.HIT DOWNDRAFT,MUSHED INTO GRND.

## 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 DEN76FQA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA19), Oct 7, 1975: Cessna 206 (N2629X), Des Moines, NM, substantial damage

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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