# Accident 19771208041309A: Cessna 182, Socorro, NM, December 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1977
- Place: Socorro, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 34.0545° N, 106.9062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Socorro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0545&lon=-106.9062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6488A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6488A-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182 (registry code 2072702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771208041309A

## Narrative

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

PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 206MG ,STOMACH CONTENTS 400MG .RECOVERY DATE 12/9/77.

## 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 DEN78FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA013), Dec 8, 1977: Cessna 182 (N6488A), Socorro, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N6488A (1)

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

- [Accident 19760103001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760103001849A), Jan 3, 1976: Cessna 182 (N6488A), Dalhart, TX, Substantial damage

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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