# NTSB DEN68F0240: Cessna 172, N7069T, Mountainair, NM, March 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1968
- Place: Mountainair, NM · MOUNTAINAIR, NM
- Location: 34.5212° N, 106.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountainair, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5212&lon=-106.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0827   68/3/9    MOUNTAINAIR,N MEX   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N7069T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- DROPPED DOWN TO ORIENTATE POSITION FROM ROAD SIGNS.TOP OF TAIL SECTION SEVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7069T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7069T), registered now, S/N 46669, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (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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