# NTSB DEN75AQA44: Cessna U206, N9453G, Los Lunas, NM, May 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1975
- Place: Los Lunas, NM · LOS LUNAS, NM
- Location: 34.8013° N, 106.7925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Lunas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8013&lon=-106.7925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AQA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AQA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0973  75/5/17  NR.LOS LUNAS,NM       CESSNA U206         CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N9453G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 31, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTING MARIHUANA.ATTMPTD TKOF FROM TRAIL TO EVADE LAW OFFICERS.HIT EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9453G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9453G-1977-07-19), registration cancelled 1977-07-19, S/N U20601653 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Registry model: [Cessna U206E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206e) (registry code 2073350) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19750517010709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750517010709A), May 17, 1975: Cessna U206E, Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. Transporting marihuana. Attmptd tkof from trail to evade law officers. Hit embankment.

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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