# NTSB DEN73FQA30: Beech 65, N834Q, Santa Fe, NM, March 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1973
- Place: Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0504  73/3/19    SANTA FE,N MEX      BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1450                    N834Q               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      40, 11560 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA FE,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        REMARKS- AN25-27M CLEVIS BOLT IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N834Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N834Q-1982-04-22), registration cancelled 1982-04-22, S/N LC-66 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Fe 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 19730319005399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319005399A), Mar 19, 1973: Beech 65, Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. AN25-27M clevis bolt improperly installed.

## Other investigations on N834Q (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 UNK64X1525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1525), Apr 30, 1964: Beechcraft 65 (N834Q), Albuquerque, NM, 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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