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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Rutheron, NM · July 17, 1983

Date: July 17, 1983 · 08:15 local
Place: Rutheron, NM
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8198B
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA336
Reported as: Cessna 172
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 718 total489 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft would not climb after low pass dropping equipment at drilling site. Density altitude was a factor.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER LOW PASS DROPPING EQUIPMENT AT DRILLING SITE. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW83LA336Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRutheron, NMThe acft collided with the ground inadvertantly after dropping emergency drilling equipment at a drilling site. The plt was making another pass to check on the drop when the acft started to descend. In spite of power application the acft descended into an…Jul 17, 1983 · Substantial damage