# Accident 19950522012319A: Cessna 172H, San Ignacio, NM, May 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1995, 08:30 local time
- Place: San Ignacio, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7700° N, 105.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7700&lon=-105.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2840L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2840L-1998-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950522012319A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED BLIND CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE DURING REAL ESTATE SURVEY. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN OR TURN. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 FTW95LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA214), May 22, 1995: Cessna 172H (N2840L), San Ignacio, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FLYING AT AN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR SURROUNDING TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N2840L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880620042639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880620042639I), Jun 20, 1988: Cessna 172H (N2840L), Denver, CO. Landed on a paralell taxiway for runway 17L. Failed to contact tower for taxi to ramp. Tower too busy to notice.

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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