19941118038469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Deming, NM · November 18, 1994

Date
November 18, 1994 · 11:10 local
Place
Deming, NM
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
DMFA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54378
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW95FA050
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,813 total27 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.

Hunting survey flight. Impacted rising terrain. Severe turbulence and downdrafts in area. Too low for safe flight.

As the FAA filed it

HUNTING SURVEY FLIGHT. IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN. SEVERE TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS IN AREA. TOO LOW FOR SAFE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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