# NTSB DEN76FQA30: Beech TC-45G, N9907Z, El Vado, NM, January 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1976
- Place: El Vado, NM · EL VADO, NM
- Location: 36.5939° N, 106.7286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Vado, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5939&lon=-106.7286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0182  76/1/10    EL VADO,NM          BEECH TC-45G        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9907Z              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL VADO STATE PRK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- TRANSPORT OF CONTRABAND.ACFT PROBABLY SET AFIRE TO DESTROY EVIDENCE.HIT BARREL ON ROLLOUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9907Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9907Z-2012-11-26), registration cancelled 2012-11-26, S/N AF-105, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC-45G
- Registry model: [Beech TC-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45g) (registry code 1151016) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: El Vado State Prk

## 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 19760110000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760110000729A), Jan 10, 1976: Beech 18ABEECH, El Vado, NM, Substantial damage. Transport of contraband. Acft probably set afire to destroy evidence. Hit barrel on rollout.

## Other investigations on N9907Z (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 UNK64X1161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1161), Apr 4, 1964: Beechcraft TC-45G (N9907Z), Steubenville, OH, 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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