# NTSB DEN74FQA30: Beech A36, N9261Q, Bernardo, NM, February 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1974
- Place: Bernardo, NM · BERNARDO, NM
- Location: 34.4187° N, 106.8336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bernardo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4187&lon=-106.8336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186868
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0499  74/2/27  NR.BERNARDO,N MEX     BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 722
        TIME - 2030                    N9261Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EL PASO,TEX                 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED NIGHT LANDING ON ROAD.HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9261Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740227006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740227006319A), Feb 27, 1974: Beech A36, Bernardo, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted night landing on road. Hit wires.

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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