# Accident 19730409006979A: Cessna 172D, Animas, NM, April 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1973
- Place: Animas, NM
- Airport: Playas Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.9449° N, 108.8065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Animas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9449&lon=-108.8065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2154Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2154Y-2017-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73DQD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730409006979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT ROCK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN73DQD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQD15), Apr 9, 1973: Cessna 172D (N2154Y), Animas, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2154Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890710042709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890710042709I), Jul 10, 1989: Cessna 172D (N2154Y), Lakeland, FL. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in pasture. Pilot thought he had enough fuel from past performance.
- [Incident 19810810064029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810810064029I), Aug 10, 1981: Cessna 172D (N2154Y), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Pilot encountered turbulence. Landed on highway. Hit road sign with wing tip during taxi.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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