# NTSB DEN72AD017: Beech P35, N9790Y, Luna, NM, September 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1971
- Place: Luna, NM · LUNA, NM
- Location: 33.8175° N, 108.9412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luna, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8175&lon=-108.9412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9790Y-1972-01-13), registration cancelled 1972-01-13, S/N D-7165 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Strip

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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