# Accident 20041227032119A: Cessna 172S, Roswell, NM, December 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2004, 18:22 local time
- Place: Roswell, NM
- Airport: Roswell Industrial Air Center
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3797° N, 104.7578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3797&lon=-104.7578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N849SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849SP-2006-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 92 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041227032119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2004, AT 1822 MST, A CESSNA 172, N849SP, REGISTERED TO GREAT SOUTHWEST AVIATION INC., IMPACTED ON HIGHWAY 70 ON THE CIMARRON VOR (CME) 281 RADIAL 7.3 DME, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A LOCAL IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROSWELL, NM ON DECEMBER 27, 2004 AT 1640 MST.

## 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 DEN05FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA044), Dec 28, 2004: Cessna 172S (N849SP), Roswell, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining control of the aircraft resulting in an uncontrolled descent and collision on a highway. Factors contributing to the accident were the dark night and the pilot experiencing…

## Other reports on N849SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20040819021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040819021479A), Aug 19, 2004: Cessna 172S (N849SP), Carlsbad, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 19, 2004 at 1130 MDT, a Cessna 172 N849SP, registered to great southwest aviation inc. sustained a propeller strike on landing at Cavern city…

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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