# NTSB DEN71DQA36: Fleet Acft 7, N440K, Cerillos, NM, December 3, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1970
- Place: Cerillos, NM · CERILLOS, NM
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4465   70/12/3   CERILLOS,N MEX      FLEET ACFT 7        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 540
        TIME - 1200                    N440K               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CERILLOS,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- T/O FROM GRAVEL ROAD PINON TREES BOTH SIDES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N440K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440K), registered now, S/N 163, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLEET ACFT 7
- Registry model: [Fleet 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-7) (registry code 1461502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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