# NTSB DEN79FA049: Cessna 172, N1695E, Albuquerque, NM, July 14, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1979
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA049

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2198  79/7/14    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      STEARMAN N2S        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 411
        TIME - 1030                    N4408N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  1  1  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2198  79/7/14    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 172          CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N1695E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 49, 1019 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1695E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1695E-1998-10-26), registration cancelled 1998-10-26, S/N 17271098 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coronado

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N4408N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4408N), registered now, S/N 75-7689, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN N2S
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Coronado

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790714025872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714025872A), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172N, Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. Acft struck from behind during full stop lndg roll by other acft making touch & go on same runway.
- [Accident 19790714025871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714025871A), Jul 14, 1979: Boeing B75N1, Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. During touch & go lndg, overtook & hit other acft on same rwy. First acft on rollout was slowing to taxi off rwy.

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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