# NTSB DEN73FQA40: Cessna 340, N4098L, Albuquerque, NM, May 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1973
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1169  73/5/18    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1526
        TIME - 1425                    N4098L              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- CHECKOUT FLT IN TYPE ACFT. HIT HARD & BOUNCED OFF RWY.DMGD PROP TIPS & R WG.PIC NOT A CFI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4098L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4098L-1976-09-15), registration cancelled 1976-09-15, S/N 340-0084 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

## 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 19730518013359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730518013359A), May 18, 1973: Cessna 340CESSNA, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Checkout flt in type acft. Hit hard & bounced off rwy. Dmgd prop tips & r wg.PIC not a CFI.

## Other investigations on N4098L (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 DEN76AD046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD046), Mar 29, 1976: Cessna 340 (N4098L), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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