# NTSB DEN76FQA61: Beech 23, N9150S, Albuquerque, NM, August 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1976
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155000
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2081  76/8/16    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N9150S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- WHEEL BARROWING PROBABLE DUE TO LIGHT ACFT LOAD AND FULL FLAPS ON LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9150S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9150S-2007-09-24), registration cancelled 2007-09-24, S/N M-1771, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alameda

## 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 19760816022549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760816022549A), Aug 16, 1976: Beech C23, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Wheel barrowing probable due to light acft load and full flaps on landing.

## Other investigations on N9150S (2)

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 NYC07CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA079), Mar 11, 2007: Beech C23 (N9150S), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's speed and distance during the landing approach.
- [NTSB MKC80DCQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ16), May 4, 1980: Beech 23 (N9150S), Beaumont, KS, 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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