DEN84LA130
1984-04-17 · RUIDOSO, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed
Airport RUI
N6174H has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B, built 1995), which was not involved in this event.
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Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT A COMBINATION OF HIGH GROUND SPEED, TURBULENCE AND A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT THE RWY. THE PLT SAID HE THOUGHT IT BETTER TO LAND AS HE DID THAN TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND BECAUSE OF HIGH TERRAIN TO THE NORTH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1984_DEN84LA130.txt.
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