# NTSB DEN70D0153: Cessna 172, N3826L, Gallup, NM, December 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1969
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4532  69/12/13   GALLUP,N MEX        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 124
        TIME - 0230                    N3826L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLUP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALLUP,N MEX                ALAMOGORDO,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PX WALKED INTO PROP WHILE UNTIEING ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3826L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3826L-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 17253995, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: No damage
- Airport: Gallup

## Other investigations on N3826L (2)

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 MKC84LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA081), Feb 21, 1984: Cessna 172 (N3826L), Mountain View, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0025), Jun 17, 1966: Cessna 172 (N3826L), Atomic City, ID, 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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