# NTSB DEN71FQD13: Squires Helico, N2393, Las Cruces, NM, November 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 1970
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FQD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FQD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1861  70/11/11   LAS CRUCES,N MEX    SQUIRES HELICO      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 461
        TIME - 1230                    N2393               PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,N MEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT RPTS LOSS OF MEMORY.ACFT OBSERVED TO LOSE FWD SPEED AND ENTER HIGH SINK RATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2393](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2393-2011-08-26), registration cancelled 2011-08-26, S/N 2, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SQUIRES HELICO
- Registry model: [Squires Helicom COMMUTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/squires-helicom-commuter) (registry code 056026W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Cruces

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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