# Accident 19970928037959A: Beech 58, Santa Fe, NM, September 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1997, 07:45 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKGA
- Location: 35.9702° N, 105.3190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9702&lon=-105.3190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N365C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N365C-1998-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928037959A

## Narrative

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

TROUBLE RIGHT ENGINE ENROUTE. STRUCK LARGE ROCK LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN. BURNED. ELEVATION ACCIDENT SITE 11000 FT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1997, APPROXIMATELY 0745 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N365C, OPERATED BY CUTTER FLYING SERVICE, INC., WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND POSTIMPACT FIRE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR MORA, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE NONSCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER AIR TAXI FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 135. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBUQUERQUE APPROXIMATELY 0700.

## 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 FTW97LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA367), Sep 28, 1997: Beech 58 (N365C), Mora, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reason(s). Related factors were: that the power loss occurred above the airplane's single engine service ceiling (at high density altitude), and the…

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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