# NTSB DEN73FQD20: Beech D18S, N26Q, Cloudcroft, NM, June 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1973
- Place: Cloudcroft, NM · CLOUDCROFT, NM
- Location: 32.9522° N, 105.7324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cloudcroft, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9522&lon=-105.7324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1525  73/6/16    CLOUDCROFT,N MEX    BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2400
        TIME - 0730                    N26Q                PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIMBERON,N MEX              EL PASO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26Q-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N A953, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Timberon

## 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 19730616015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730616015609A), Jun 16, 1973: Beech TC45G, Cloudcroft, NM, Destroyed

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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