# NTSB DEN72DQA23: Beech D18S, N104J, Conchas Dam, NM, October 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1971
- Place: Conchas Dam, NM · CONCHAS DAM, NM
- Location: 35.3548° N, 104.1954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conchas Dam, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3548&lon=-104.1954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DQA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DQA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4370  71/10/28   CONCHAS DAM,N MEX   BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 525
        TIME - 1015                    N104J               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONCHAS LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCHAS DAM,N MEX           RUIDOSO,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           65                                                      190
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- 80 DEG L CROSS WIND,GUSTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N104J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104J-2003-05-22), registration cancelled 2003-05-22, S/N A545, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Conchas Lake

## Other investigations on N104J (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX81IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA015), Nov 18, 1981: Beech D18S (N104J), Long Beach, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB SEA74FYC55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC55), May 26, 1974: Beech D18S (N104J), Mcminnville, OR, 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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