# NTSB DEN76FQA01: Cessna UC-78, N61654, Gallup, NM, July 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1975
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&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 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1615   75/7/3  NR.GALLUP,NM          CESSNA UC-78        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1035                    N61654              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     43, 9063 TOTAL HOURS, 25
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LND ON HIWAY,HIT ROAD SIGN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61654](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61654-1989-08-19), registration cancelled 1989-08-19, S/N 5144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA UC-78
- Registry model: [Cessna UC-78](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-uc-78) (registry code 2071306) (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 19750703018419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750703018419A), Jul 3, 1975: Cessna UC78, Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Lnd on hiway,hit road sign.

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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