# Accident 20120729015659A: Black Donald COZY III, Los Lunas, NM, July 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2012, 08:16 local time
- Place: Los Lunas, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7597° N, 106.7453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7597&lon=-106.7453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N904DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N904DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Black Donald COZY III (registry code 05630IT, https://openairdocs.org/model/black-donald-cozy-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mazda 13B (registry code 43200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mazda-13b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLACK DONALD COZY III
- Reported engine: MAZDA 13B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729015659A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 29, 2012,  AT 815 AM A COZY III, N209DB, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER SMELLING SMOKE IN THE CABIN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST LANDING FIRE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LOS LUNAS, NM ON JULY 29, 2012

## 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 CEN12CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA496), Jul 29, 2012: Black Donald Cozy III (N904DB), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loose oil line, which allowed oil to leak onto the hot engine turbocharger and resulted in a fire.

## Other reports on N904DB (1)

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

- [Accident 20180217002699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180217002699A), Feb 17, 2018: Black Donald COZY III (N904DB), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. On February 17, 2018, at 1500 MST, a 2011 Black Donald. Cozy III, N904DB registered to [privacy data omitted] touched down hard on the edge of the runway…

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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