# NTSB DEN73AD044: Cessna U206, N29053, Las Cruces, NM, March 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1973
- 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)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163200
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0526  73/3/28    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    CESSNA U206         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0625                    N29053              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 27, 2035 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        210 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,N MEX            SANTA FE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED PROP THRU,HAD LEFT MAG SWITCH ON INADVERTENTLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29053](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29053-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N U206-1037, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Las Cruces Muni

## 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 19730328005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730328005759A), Mar 28, 1973: Cessna U206C, Las Cruces, NM. Plt pulled prop thru,had left mag switch on inadvertently.

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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