# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, NM NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR24LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA058.md): Cessna 172P · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 27, 2023 · N5495K · Substantial damage > An encounter with a downdraft during an approach to land, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB CEN10LA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA449.md): Cessna 172P · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2010 · N52708 · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power following a loss of oil pressure for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB DEN04TA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04TA088.md): Cessna C172P · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 10, 2004 · N9474L · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain and the improper go-around procedure. Contributing factors include the pilot's diverted attention, improper in-flight planning and decision making, pilot fatigue, the night conditions and the mesquite… - [NTSB DEN99FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA142.md): Cessna 172P · Grants, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1999 · N6497K · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to fly the aircraft at an altitude sufficient to clear surrounding terrain. Factors were: The pilot's in-flight planning and decision making in proceeding into known adverse weather. Low ceiling, rain, lack of total pilot experience, and… - [NTSB DEN99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA063.md): Cessna 172P · Dulce, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1999 · N96212 · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command becoming disoriented during cruise flight, and his intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions without proper certification. Factors were the existing weather conditions that included snow, fog, obscuration and icing, the… - [NTSB FTW95FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA050.md): Cessna 172P · Deming, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1994 · N54378 · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude and clearance in moutainous terrain. Factors were rising terrain and gusty, high wind conditions. - [NTSB DEN93LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA105.md): Cessna 172P · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1993 · N65655 · Substantial damage > Improper planning and decision making by the pilot in command in descending into a valley at an altitude providing no escape route in mountainous terrain. - [NTSB DEN87FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA011.md): Cessna 172P · Gallup, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1986 · N65184 · Destroyed > While flying at a low level spotting deer in mountainous terrain the plt attempted to fly over a ridgeline with terrain that rose faster than the acft climb capability. At low airspeed and altitude he initiated a turn to reverse course toward lower terrain.… - [NTSB DEN86LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA218.md): Cessna 172P · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1986 · N55297 · Substantial damage > According to the instructor (CFI), the student was making a practice landing when a sudden windshift occurred. He rprtd that when they were on the downwind for their 5th landing, the wind was from the wsw, but just before the landing, it changed to a… - [NTSB DEN86LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA161.md): Cessna 172P · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1986 · N52985 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that shortly after takeoff the engine began running rough and she was cleared by the tower to land on any rwy. The plt chose rwy 10. She added one notch of flaps over the rwy threshold and the acft continued to float, touching down with 1/3 of… - [NTSB DEN85LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA183.md): Cessna 172P · Rio Rancho, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1985 · N53410 · Substantial damage > During a pleasure flt, with his parents as pax, the plt decided to demonstrate a glide down to aprx 500 ft AGL. When he added power for recovery, he stalled the acft. Before complete recovery was possible, the acft struck the ground. - [NTSB DEN85LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA171.md): Cessna 172 · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1985 · N65184 · Substantial damage > On June 23, 1985, a student plt flying a C-172 departed the side of the rwy whole landing at Gallup, NM. He said that the landing was made at too high an airspeed. Upon departing the rwy the acft proceeded into a ditch causing substantial damage. - [NTSB DEN85FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA118.md): Cessna 172 P · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1985 · N52457 · Destroyed > Two persons, neither rated as plts, took the acft without the knowledge or consent of the operator or arpt officials. They took off at night, & after a short time, returned to the arpt to land. During an attempted landing, the acft touched down hard, bounced… - [NTSB DEN84LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA243.md): Cessna 172 · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1984 · N52938 · Substantial damage > The acft bounced several times on landing following an excessively high fast approach. The plt added power to recover by aborting the landing. The plt stated the failure to use right rudder resulted in the acft veering to the left and the failure to retract… - [NTSB FTW82DA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA348.md): Cessna 172P · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 15, 1982 · N5404K · Substantial damage > The student pilot lost control of the aircraft after a bounced landing. The aircraft ran off the side of the runway, encountered sandy terrain, and was damaged. The density altitude was about 7000 ft. - [NTSB FTW82DA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA184.md): Cessna 172P · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 19, 1982 · N54488 · Substantial damage > The student pilot reported that during landing, the airspeed was too high. Reportedly, the aircraft touched down hard on all three gear, propoised, and subsequently, the plane was damaged. The wind was reported as light and variable. - [NTSB FTW82DA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA121.md): Cessna 172P · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 11, 1982 · N62619 · Substantial damage > The aircraft with a full load at a high density altitude (7800 feet) failed to climb. Upon turning downwind at low altitude the aircraft appeared to stall and collide with the ground. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072436')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072436&state=NM --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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