# Accident 19760624016729A: Intrcp 200C, Tucumcari, NM, June 24, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1976
- Place: Tucumcari, NM
- Airport: Tucumcari Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.1828° N, 103.6032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCUMCARI MUNI (TCC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1828&lon=-103.6032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N197M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers Industries 200C (registry code 5650308, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTRCP 200C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 47 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DQA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624016729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEANED FUEL MIXTURE TO COMPENSATE FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 6200 FT

## 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 DEN76DQA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA51), Jun 24, 1976: Meyers 200 (N197M), Tucumcari, 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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