# NTSB DEN73AD037: Beech A24R, N24578, Alamogordo, NM, February 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1973
- Place: Alamogordo, NM · ALAMOGORDO, NM
- Location: 32.8836° N, 105.9636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alamogordo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8836&lon=-105.9636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0104  73/2/10    ALAMOGORDO,N MEX    BEECH A24R          CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N24578              PX-  1  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 52, 5724 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1367 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALAMOGORDO,N MEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24578](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24578-2011-03-22), registration cancelled 2011-03-22, S/N MC-128, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Registry model: [Beech A24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (registry code 1151252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730210001939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730210001939A), Feb 10, 1973: Beech A2319, Alamogordo, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flt phase unk.

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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