# NTSB DEN73DQA29: Cessna 182M, N91641, Los Lunas, NM, March 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1973
- Place: Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DQA29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0500  73/3/18    LOS LUNAS,N MEX     CESSNA 182M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N91641              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MID-VALLEY AIRPAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- DMGD PROP,FIREWALL AND NSE WHEEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91641](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91641-1977-11-21), registration cancelled 1977-11-21, S/N 18259854, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mid-Valley Airpar

## 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 19730318005389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318005389A), Mar 18, 1973: Cessna 182M, Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. Dmgd prop,firewall and nse wheel.

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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