# Accident 19760507010379A: Camair 480, Lordsburg, NM, May 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1976
- Place: Lordsburg, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.3438° N, 108.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lordsburg, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3438&lon=-108.7021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N239-1980-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Camair 480 (registry code 1890102, https://openairdocs.org/model/camair-480) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMAIR 480
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 5 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DQD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQD24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760507010379A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENG OIL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED.GEAR-UP LDG IN MESQUITE BRUSH.DENSITY ALT,7200FT. HIGH OIL USAGE ENG

## 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 DEN76DQD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQD24), May 7, 1976: Camair 480 (N239), Lordsburg, 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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