# NTSB DEN74DQD07: Beech B55, N6844Q, Silver City, NM, October 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1973
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DQD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3165   73/10/3   SILVER CITY,N MEX   BEECH B55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0620                    N6844Q              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 51, 13000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 525 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER RIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER CITY,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R PROP AND WG HIT COW THAT RAN ONTO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6844Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6844Q-1975-11-20), registration cancelled 1975-11-20, S/N TC-634 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner Ridgeport

## 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 19731003030029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731003030029A), Oct 3, 1973: Beech 95B55, Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. R prop and wg hit cow that ran onto rwy.

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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