# NTSB DEN76DQD33: Boeing E75N1, N58712, Animas, NM, August 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1976
- Place: Animas, NM · ANIMAS, NM
- Location: 31.9449° N, 108.8065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Animas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9449&lon=-108.8065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DQD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2083  76/8/22  NR.ANIMAS,NM          BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 315
        TIME - 1130                    N58712              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RODEO,NM                   ANIMAS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           90                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4000
        REMARKS- LDG GEARS TORN OFF.DUST DEVIL OR DOWNDRAFT CAUSED ACFT TO SETTLE DURING POWER APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N58712](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58712), registered now, S/N 75-341, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19760822023359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822023359A), Aug 22, 1976: Boeing A75N1, Animas, NM, Substantial damage. Ldg gears torn off. Dust devil or downdraft caused acft to settle during power approach.

## Other investigations on N58712 (3)

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 CHI96LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA252), Jul 21, 1996: Boeing A75N1 (N58712), East Troy, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: corrosion and fracture of the rudder control horn.
- [NTSB SEA69D0245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0245), May 6, 1969: Stearman A75 (N58712), Lewiston, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2679](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2679), Jul 6, 1964: Boeing A75N1 (N58712), Genesee, ID, 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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