# Accident 19941118038469A: Cessna 172P, Deming, NM, November 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1994, 11:10 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DMFA
- Location: 32.2595° N, 107.7494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2595&lon=-107.7494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54378-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,813 total, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941118038469A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW95FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA050), Nov 18, 1994: Cessna 172P (N54378), Deming, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE IN MOUTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE RISING TERRAIN AND GUSTY, HIGH WIND CONDITIONS.

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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