# Accident 19910915042049A: Cessna 172N, Tererro, NM, September 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tererro, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IDFA
- Location: 35.7398° N, 105.6709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7398&lon=-105.6709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4868F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4868F-1992-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 8 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915042049A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED IN MOUNTAIN AREA NEAR 172 SERVICE CEILING WITH NO MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCE. STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 DEN91FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA132), Sep 15, 1991: Cessna 172N (N4868F), Tererro, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT, AND INSUFFICIENT STANDARDS BY THE OPERATOR.

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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