# NTSB DEN73DQD11: Beech A36, N4467A, Pinon, NM, November 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1972
- Place: Pinon, NM · PINON, NM
- Location: 32.6195° N, 105.3769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinon, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6195&lon=-105.3769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DQD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3815  72/11/26   PINON,N MEX         BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 785
        TIME - 1530                    N4467A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 675 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEITTS RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINON,N MEX                 SUNLAND,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MUDDY,SHORT STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4467A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4467A), registered now, S/N E-212, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heitts Ranch

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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