# NTSB DEN68D0044: Cessna 182, N5893B, Fence Lake, NM, June 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1967
- Place: Fence Lake, NM · FENCE LAKE, NM
- Location: 34.6534° N, 108.6738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fence Lake, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6534&lon=-108.6738&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1999  67/6/15    FENCE LAKE,N MEX    CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 800
        TIME - 1415                    N5893B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FUEL GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO. 50 GALS OF GAS IN AIRCRAFT. MALFUNCTION OF GAUGES NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5893B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5893B-1970-07-01), registration cancelled 1970-07-01, S/N 33893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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