# Accident 20060308002639A: Boeing D75N1, Santa Teresa, NM, March 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Santa Teresa Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8817° N, 106.7050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8817&lon=-106.7050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59496, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59496-2019-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing D75N1 (registry code 1380148, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING D75N1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060308002639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 8, 2006, AT 1030 MST, A BOEING D75N1 (STEARMAN), N59496, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON LANDING AT THE DONA ANA COUNTY AIRPORT, SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL/PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA TERESA LESS THAN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA047), Mar 8, 2006: Boeing D75N1 (N59496), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing factors include the high airspeed, the improper recovery from a bounced landing, the crosswind, and the soft dirt.

## Other reports on N59496 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830320008799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830320008799A), Mar 20, 1983: Boeing D75N1 (N59496), Marana, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel after overflying destination. Nosed over landing in a soft field.

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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