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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Navajo Dam, NM · February 13, 1982

Date
February 13, 1982 · 15:30 local
Place
Navajo Dam, NM
Airport
Navajo State Park
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8862B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA057
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total270 in this make and model25 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.

Tried a light touchdown to check snow depth on unplowed runway. Airplane sank into 9-inch snow and overturned.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED A LIGHT TOUCHDOWN TO CHECK SNOW DEPTH ON UNPLOWED RUNWAY. AIRPLANE SANK INTO 9-INCH SNOW AND OVERTURNED.

NTSB investigation

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