# Accident 19760617016859A: Multec D16, Las Cruces, NM, June 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAS CRUCES INTL (LRU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9220&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8624H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8624H-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Temco D-16 (registry code 9230602, https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MULTEC D16
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,997 total, 45 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76FQD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQD26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016859A

## Narrative

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

L ENG ROUGH,OVERSHOT APCH.NOSE GR LT UNSAFE,UN MAKE GO ARND.LND ACROSS RWY.DENSITY ALT 8000FT.

## 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 DEN76FQD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQD26), Jun 17, 1976: Twin Engine D-16 (N8624H), Las Cruces, 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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