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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Angel Fire, NM · August 22, 1981

Date
August 22, 1981 · 12:50 local
Place
Angel Fire, NM
Airport
Angel Fire
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5414V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQA42
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
109 total55 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft unable to climb after takeoff from high density altitude and crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.