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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Hatch, NM · November 4, 2017

Date: November 4, 2017 · 17:00 local
Place: Hatch, NM
Airport: Hatch Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N251CH
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18FA024
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N251CHRegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2019 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271075 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On November 4, 2017 at 1700 MDT a Cessna 172, N251CH registered to caribbean paradise LLC crashed on climb out at Hatch Municipal Airport, Hatch, new Mexico while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated at Hatch Municipal Airport on November 4, 2017 at 1700 MDT

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017 AT 1700 MDT A CESSNA 172, N251CH REGISTERED TO CARIBBEAN PARADISE LLC CRASHED ON CLIMB OUT AT HATCH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HATCH, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HATCH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 4, 2017 AT 1700 MDT

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 CEN18FA024Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportHatch, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.Nov 4, 2017 · Substantial damage