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DEN84LA120

1984-03-30 · LOS LUNAS, New Mexico, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E98

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

A NON-RATED PERSON STOLE THE AEROCOMMANDER, ADDED 10 GALLONS OF FUEL TO THE EMPTY TANKS TOOK OFF AND BOTH ENGINES FAILED. THE ACFT LANDED ON HWY 85, THE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED ONLY A TRACE OF FUEL ONBOARD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA120.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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