# Accident 19880929046349A: Cessna 172, Questa, NM, September 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Questa, NM
- Airport: Questa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7091° N, 105.5900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7091&lon=-105.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8517B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517B-1997-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 191 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929046349A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK A RIDGE AND GROUND LOOPED. MARIJUANA FOUND IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA209), Sep 29, 1988: Cessna 172 (N8517B), Questa, NM, 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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