# NTSB DEN72FQA20: Beech B55, N126Q, Albuquerque, NM, September 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1971
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FQA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3907  71/9/29    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 449
        TIME - 2035                    N126Q               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           SANTA FE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N126Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126Q-1980-11-26), registration cancelled 1980-11-26, S/N TC814 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

## Other investigations on N126Q (1)

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 FTW77FPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA09), Mar 8, 1977: Beech 95-B55 (N126Q), Dallas, TX, 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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