- Date
- January 23, 1968
- Place
- Mountainair, NM · MOUNTAINAIR, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3662LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112241
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0097 68/1/23 MOUNTAINAIR,N MEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 174 TIME - 1230 N3662L PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAINAIR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- DEEP SNOW ON RNWY. ARPT UNATTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3662L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mountainair
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