# NTSB DEN75DQD28: Beech TC-45G, N9430Z, Steins, NM, June 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1975
- Place: Steins, NM · STEINS, NM
- Location: 32.2292° N, 108.9895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steins, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2292&lon=-108.9895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1415  75/6/12    STEINS,NM           BEECH TC-45G        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9430Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ILLICT TRANS OF MARIJUANA. LND ON DRY LAKE BED & HIT DITCH. ACFT ABANDONED. INJ INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9430Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9430Z-1976-10-04), registration cancelled 1976-10-04, S/N 51-11516 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC-45G
- Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (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 19750612015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750612015939A), Jun 12, 1975: Beech TC45H, Steins, NM, Substantial damage. Illict trans of marijuana. Lnd on dry lake bed & hit ditch. Acft abandoned. Inj index presumed.

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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