# Accident 20130227002909A: Cessna 150M, Deming, NM, February 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2013, 13:00 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4375° N, 107.6239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4375&lon=-107.6239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9172U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9172U-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130227002909A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 27, 2013 AT 1300 MST, A CESSNA 150, N9172U, REGISTERED TO THE OWNER, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT OUTSIDE OF DEMING, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALITY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN BELEN, NM ON FEBRUARY 27, 2013 AT AROUND 1100 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 CEN13LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA179), Feb 27, 2013: Cessna 150M (N9172U), Deming, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's physical incapacitation, including loss of vision, which led to a loss of control and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane.

## Other reports on N9172U (1)

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

- [Accident 19761204037959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204037959A), Dec 4, 1976: Cessna 150M (N9172U), Belvidere, IL, Substantial damage. 3Rd lndg of first supervised solo.

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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