# NTSB DEN75FQA04: Beech D55, N73681, Bernalillo, NM, July 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Bernalillo, NM · BERNALILLO, NM
- Location: 35.3124° N, 106.5541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bernalillo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3124&lon=-106.5541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FQA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2067  74/7/12    BERNALILLO,N MEX    BEECH D55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1550
        TIME - 1325                    N73681              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY GOLD DAIRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           BERNALILLO,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- DECIDED TO GO ARND AFTER LDG.OPENED THROTTLE & RETRACTED GR.SETTLED TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73681](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73681-2013-05-07), registration cancelled 2013-05-07, S/N TE-655, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Registry model: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730) (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: Valley Gold Dairy

## 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 19740712023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712023549A), Jul 12, 1974: Beech D55, Bernalillo, NM, Substantial damage. Decided to go arnd after ldg. Opened throttle & retracted gr. Settled to rwy.

## Other investigations on N73681 (1)

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 SEA76FYC64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC64), Jul 12, 1976: Beech D55 (N73681), Hillsboro, OR, 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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