DEN68A0049

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Orogrande, NM · April 23, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 23, 1968
Place
Orogrande, NM · OROGRANDE, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5092DCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110900

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1300  68/4/23    OROGRANDE,N MEX     CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1127                    N5092D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  450 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASHED ON MT SIDE.PLT AND MED CERT SUSPENDED.UNDER INFLUENCE OF JUDGMENT IMPAIRING MEDICATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N5092D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.