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One dead, one seriously injured in Bellanca 17-30A accident near Moriarty, New Mexico

The NTSB accident record lists two people on board and substantial damage to the aircraft; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:49 a.m. ET
One person was killed and one seriously injured when a came down near Moriarty, New Mexico, on September 16, 2025, at about 5:31 p.m. local time, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The investigation is open and this account reflects an early stage of it. The accident record lists people on board, one fatality and one serious injury, and states that the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight is classified in the record as a Part 91 general aviation flight, and the aircraft is identified as . The NTSB is investigating. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records list as a , a single-engine piston landplane with a Continental Motors IO-520 series engine, serial number 30413, built in 1971 and 54 years old at the time of the accident. The registry lists the registered owner as Hausman Alexander R; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Weather observations recorded at Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ), 31.8 miles away and 21 minutes from the reported time, showed wind from 190 degrees at 19 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, few clouds at 8,000 feet and a temperature of 81°F. The raw observation also noted distant lightning and distant showers. These are instrument readings only and are not stated to have any bearing on what happened. Geographic reference data places Moriarty in Torrance County, New Mexico, at a settlement elevation of 6,227 feet, and lists Moriarty Municipal Airport (K0E0) as a nearby aerodrome, 3.1 miles WNW. For context of record only, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains 30 other cases involving the , of which 5 involved a fatality; that count says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N432DM
Type
Bellanca 17-30A — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
Built
1971-01-01 (54 years old)
Registered owner
Hausman Alexander RThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
6,227 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.1 miles WNW of Moriarty Municipal Airport (K0E0)

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:49current

    Corrected the bearing to Moriarty Municipal Airport (3.1 miles WNW, per geographic reference data) and clarified it is listed as a nearby aerodrome.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 20:52

    First published.

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