# Accident 20171104018219A: Cessna 172N, Hatch, NM, November 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hatch, NM
- Airport: Hatch Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6664° N, 107.2144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6664&lon=-107.2144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251CH-2019-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171104018219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN18FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA024), Nov 4, 2017: Cessna 172N (N251CH), Hatch, NM, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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