# NTSB DEN74DQD26: Cessna 170B, N43F, Las Cruces, NM, June 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DQD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1434   74/6/9    LAS CRUCES,N MEX    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 116
        TIME - 1815                    N43F                PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,N MEX            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LOST CONTROL ON GO ARND AFTER PORPOISED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43F), registered now, S/N 26221, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Cruces 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 19740609015679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609015679A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna 170B, Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Lost control on go arnd after porpoised ldg.

## Other investigations on N43F (3)

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 ANC80DAG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG32), Feb 24, 1980: Cessna 170B (N43F), Montana Creek, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN74DQD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQD12), Dec 1, 1973: Cessna 170B (N43F), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0176), Aug 13, 1965: Cessna 170B (N43F), Valpariso, IN, 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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