# NTSB investigations, NM: Miscellaneous/other

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN05CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA010.md): Aerostar International S-60S · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 10, 2004 · N6377C · No damage
  > the passenger striking the pilot's leg during the landing, resulting in a fractured leg.
- [NTSB DEN99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA063.md): Cessna 172P · Dulce, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1999 · N96212 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command becoming disoriented during cruise flight, and his intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions without proper certification. Factors were the existing weather conditions that included snow, fog, obscuration and icing, the…
- [NTSB DEN99TA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99TA013.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Aztec, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 19, 1998 · N73080 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane. Factors were the unsecured oil dipstick, the loss of engine oil pressure necessitating a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain, and the collision with the tree.
- [NTSB FTW98LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA064.md): Adams A55S · Gallup, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1997 · N1063V · No damage
  > failure of the ground crewman to follow proper procedures. A factor relating to the accident was: the passenger failed to follow the pilot's verbal instructions.
- [NTSB FTW98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA010.md): Aerostar S-60A · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1997 · N7154E · No damage
  > The passenger failing to follow the pilot's instructions as to the proper brace position to assume for landing.
- [NTSB FTW98LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA008.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1997 · N74056 · No damage
  > the passenger's failure to follow procedures/directives for the landing.
- [NTSB FTW97LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA201.md): Centrair 101C · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1997 · N991JB · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper planning/decison. Factors relating to the accident were: lack of thermal lift, which resulted in an off-airport landing, and the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.
- [NTSB FTW97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA022.md): Thunder and Colt 90 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1996 · GJNNB · No damage
  > The passenger's failure to follow instructions for disembarking.
- [NTSB FTW97LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA011.md): Avian Balloon Skyhawk · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1996 · N47AV · No damage
  > The ground crew member's failure keep clear from the gondola during take off. A factor was the pilot's failure to insure crew coordination during take off.
- [NTSB FTW95LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA309.md): de Havilland DHC-6 · Belen, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1995 · N926MA · No damage
  > The parachutist's failure to follow procedures on exiting the aircraft. A factor was the parachutist's incapacitation due to hitting his head on the doorway floor.
- [NTSB FTW95LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA088.md): Beech 1900D · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1994 · N39ZV · Substantial damage
  > Ground personnel failed to properly secure the cargo door.
- [NTSB FTW94LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA033.md): Bell 204-B · Cedar Crest, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1993 · N41699 · No damage
  > Failure of ground personnel to follow published procedures. A factor was the the load jettison.
- [NTSB FTW92LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA235.md): Ercoupe 415-G · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1992 · N94424 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot's lack of familiarity with the performance capability of the aircraft. Factors were the rising terrain and high density altitude.
- [NTSB DEN91FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA127.md): Butler Aerostar 600 · Ruidoso, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1991 · N4VH · Destroyed
  > Loss of control in flight after to the cabin door opened inadvertently during takeoff run.
- [NTSB DEN86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA189.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Hurley, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1986 · N37486 · No damage
  > During landing, one of the paxs in the Balloon basket suffered a broken ankle. Plt says landing was a normal rip out landing. Neither he nor pax knows how injury occurred.
- [NTSB DEN85FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA075.md): Cessna 421C · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1985 · N6866K · Destroyed
  > The plt was flying his wife & her 4 friends to aspen, co for a ski vacation. Witnesses reported that during takeoff, the rgt baggage door opened. They observed the acft turn left onto a downwind with the landing gear extended. Eight witnesses reported the…
- [NTSB DEN84LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA096.md): Raven Rally RX7 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1984 · N40995 · No damage
  > The student plt aboard the balloon suffered a broken leg during a landing. She had been briefed on the proper stance forlanding and the instructor thought she was in the proper position but later found out that the students left leg was broken above the…
- [NTSB FTW82DQA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQA23.md): Raven RX-6 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 25, 1982 · N1884R · No damage
  > The pilot reported that the balloon was inflated and launched at about 0700 MDT. Later, the wind velocity increased and a final landing was made at about 0930 MDT. During the landing, a ground crewmember's leg was broken when it was hit by the gondola.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 430)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=430&state=NM

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