# NTSB DEN67D0185: Cessna 172, N4102Z, Crown Point, NM, December 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1966
- Place: Crown Point, NM · CROWN POINT, NM
- Location: 35.6781° N, 108.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crownpoint, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6781&lon=-108.1512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3818  66/12/20   CROWN POINT N MEX   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 725
        TIME - 0900                    N4102Z              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG CROWNPOINT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER LIFT OFF AND SETTLED BACK TO RNY. NOSEWHEEL STRUCK CLUMP OF GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4102Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Crownpoint

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.

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