# NTSB DEN70FQG19: Brewer Midget, N6668, Portales, NM, June 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1970
- Place: Portales, NM · PORTALES, NM
- Location: 34.1773° N, 103.3551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portales, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1773&lon=-103.3551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70FQG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FQG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0962  70/6/21    PORTALES,N MEX      BREWER MIDGET       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N6668               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTALES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTALES,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- ACFT VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. PLT INTNTLY CRASH LANDED ALONGSIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6668](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6668-1971-03-19), registration cancelled 1971-03-19, S/N WB-1111 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BREWER MIDGET
- Registry model: [Midget Mustang MM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-mm-1) (registry code 16901TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Portales

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.

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