# NTSB FTW80DQD12: Boeing B75N1, N9912H, Mesilla, NM, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Mesilla, NM · MESILLA, NM
- Location: 32.2693° N, 106.8091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesilla, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2693&lon=-106.8091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DQD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0740   80/7/4    MESILLA,NM          BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1050
        TIME - 1800                    N9912H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,AZ                   EL PASO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9912H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9912H), registered now, S/N 75-7213, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800704023909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704023909A), Jul 4, 1980: Boeing B75N1, Mesilla, NM, Substantial damage. Low on fuel. Landed on dirt road. Hit culvert on rollout. Airplane flipped over.

## Other investigations on N9912H (2)

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 FTW81DQD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQD32), Aug 16, 1981: Boeing B75N1 (N9912H), El Paso, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71AK010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK010), Aug 27, 1970: Boeing B75N1 (N9912H), Osage, IA, minor damage, 2 fatal

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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