# NTSB DEN68A0046: Cessna 180, N9047C, Rociada, NM, April 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1968
- Place: Rociada, NM · ROCIADA, NM
- Location: 35.8323° N, 105.4208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rociada, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8323&lon=-105.4208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1674  68/4/14    ROCIADA,N MEX       CESSNA 180          CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 300
        TIME - 1345                    N9047C              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/15/68. ATTEMPTED TURNAROUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9047C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9047C-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 31095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9047C (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 FTW67D0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0396), Dec 25, 1966: Cessna 180 (N9047C), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage

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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