# NTSB DEN79FQA21: Cessna 340, N5163J, Angel Fire, NM, March 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1979
- Place: Angel Fire, NM · ANGEL FIRE, NM
- Location: 36.3781° N, 105.2590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angel Fire, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3781&lon=-105.2590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3345  79/3/13    ANGEL FIRE,NM       CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 600
        TIME - 1045                    N5163J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANGEL FIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANGEL FIRE,NM               ANGEL FIRE,NM                TAOS,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5163J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5163J), registered now, S/N 340-0553, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Angel Fire

## 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 19790313025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313025849A), Mar 13, 1979: Cessna 340CESSNA, Angel Fire, NM, Substantial damage. Acft veered off side runway on lndg roll. Found strut torque links broken by stress. Psbl crab lndg due to crosswnd

## Other investigations on N5163J (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 FTW80FRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA05), Nov 1, 1979: Cessna 340 (N5163J), Katy, TX, 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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