# NTSB DEN76FQD26: Twin Engine D-16, N8624H, Las Cruces, NM, June 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1475  76/6/17    LAS CRUCES,NM       TWIN ENGINE D-16    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1515                    N8624H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 62, 5994 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            45 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,NM               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      96
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- L ENG ROUGH,OVERSHOT APCH.NOSE GR LT UNSAFE,UN MAKE GO ARND.LND ACROSS RWY.DENSITY ALT 8000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8624H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8624H-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N TTN-3, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TWIN ENGINE D-16
- Registry model: [Temco D-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16) (registry code 9230602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Cruces

## 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 19760617016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016859A), Jun 17, 1976: Multec D16, Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. L eng rough,overshot apch. Nose gr lt unsafe,un make go arnd. Lnd across rwy. Density alt 8000FT.

## Other investigations on N8624H (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 MKC67D0504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0504), Mar 2, 1967: Temco D-16 (N8624H), Loretto, Mexico, 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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