# NTSB DEN72AD032: Beech 58, Las Cruces, NM, January 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 22, 1972
- 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)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, April 28, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0005  72/1/22    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    BEECH 58            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3400
        TIME - 0940                    N9328Q              PX-  4  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LAS CRUCES,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- THROWOVER YOKE IN R SIDE POS.COPLT PROSPCTV BUYER,STDNT CERT.LDG GR,FLAPS DOWN POS.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-change of cruise level

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9328Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9328Q-1972-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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