DEN72AD017

NTSB accident investigation · Beech P35 · Luna, NM · September 25, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 25, 1971
Place
Luna, NM · LUNA, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9790YBeech P35
Status
Completed · report February 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163511

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2351  71/9/25    LUNA,N MEX          BEECH P35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1200
        TIME - 1723                    N9790Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUNA,N MEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .220 PCT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9790Y
Reported as
Beech P35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.