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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Grant, NM · April 9, 1985

Date
April 9, 1985 · 17:15 local
Place
Grant, NM
Airport
Ambrosia
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N738LR
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA114
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
465 total436 in this make and model0 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.

During initial climb with high density altitude aircraft hit a dust devil and stalled. Struck ground from 35 feet.

As the FAA filed it

DURING INITIAL CLIMB WITH HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT HIT A DUST DEVIL AND STALLED. STRUCK GROUND FROM 35 FEET.

NTSB investigation

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