# NTSB DEN75AD057: Cessna U206E, N1459M, Farmington, NM, May 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD057

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1156  75/5/21  NR.FARMINGTON,NM      CESSNA U206E        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0905                    N1459M              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 22, 1472 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            580 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRETHREN CHRIST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FARMINGTON,NM               GALLUP,NM                   FARMINGTON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HIT FENCES & DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1459M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1459M), registered now, S/N U20601459, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206E
- Registry model: [Cessna U206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (registry code 2073350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brethren Christ

## 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 19750521013539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521013539A), May 21, 1975: Cessna U206E, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Hit fences & ditch.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.