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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Las Cruces, NM · May 30, 2010

Date: May 30, 2010 · 15:00 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2723U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA282
Reported as: Cessna 172D
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 31,000 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N2723URegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2012 · Cessna 172DS/N 17250323 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 172D Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At 1500 MDT on may 30, 2010, N2723U, a Cessna 172, crashed on airport property at the Las Cruces, NM airport. The aircraft had departed on a local sight seeing flight with a pilot and two passengers. Shortly after takeoff the aircraft lost power and landed in a construction area that was recently used for runway resurfacing. The airline transport pilot received serious injuries and both passengers sustained minor injuries. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed.

As the FAA filed it

AT 1500 MDT ON MAY 30, 2010, N2723U, A CESSNA 172, CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AT THE LAS CRUCES, NM AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ON A LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT WITH A PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A CONSTRUCTION AREA THAT WAS RECENTLY USED FOR RUNWAY RESURFACING. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN10LA282Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Cruces, NMA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of water contamination in the fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing the accident was an inoperative number 5 cylinder exhaust valve.May 30, 2010 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2723U · 1

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

Incident 19791110055009IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Orchard Park, NYWhile landing in gusty winds, pilot veered left off runway, hit tetrahedron, continued back on runway.Nov 10, 1979 · Reported as Cessna 172N · Minor damage