# NTSB DEN77FQA24: Rose A&M A-4C, N12084, Aztec, NM, January 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1977
- Place: Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Location: 36.8160° N, 107.9703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aztec, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8160&lon=-107.9703&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 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FQA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0323  77/1/30    AZTEC,NM            ROSE A&M A-4C       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1100                    N12084              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NM               AZTEC,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12084](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12084), registered now, S/N 505, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROSE A&M A-4C
- Registry model: [Rose-Rhinehart A4-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-rhinehart-a4-c) (registry code 7710110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aztec Municipal

## 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 19770130002889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770130002889A), Jan 30, 1977: Rose A1ROSE, Aztec, NM, 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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