# Accident 20040609010269A: Cessna 172P, Las Cruces, NM, June 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2004, 22:08 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2900° N, 106.9217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2900&lon=-106.9217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9474L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9474L-2006-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 400 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04TA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04TA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609010269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2004, AT 2208 MDT, A CESSNA 172, N9474L, REGISTERED TO CIVIL AIR PATROL, OPERATING AS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE PERFORMING A GO-AROUND FROM RUNWAY 22 AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON 06/09/2004 AT 2200, ENROUTE ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN04TA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04TA088), Jun 10, 2004: Cessna C172P (N9474L), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain and the improper go-around procedure. Contributing factors include the pilot's diverted attention, improper in-flight planning and decision…

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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