# NTSB DEN78FA034: Cessna 411, N417DR, Santa Fe, NM, March 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1978
- Place: Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2271  78/3/26  NR.SANTA FE,NM        CESSNA 411          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2700
        TIME - 1946                    N417DR              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT HUACHUCA,AZ              LAMAR,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- HIT MOUNTAIN 11700FT MSL,LEVEL FLT.RECOVERED 4/2/78.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N417DR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417DR-1980-07-02), registration cancelled 1980-07-02, S/N 4110265, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411a) (registry code 2075904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780326026999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326026999A), Mar 26, 1978: Cessna 411A, Santa Fe, NM, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Hit mountain 11700FT MSL,level flt. Recovered 4/2/78.

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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