- Date
- August 22, 1970
- Place
- El Rito, NM · EL RITO, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4183FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191329
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3456 70/8/22 EL RITO,N MEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 353 TIME - 1125 N4183F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 179 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SALT LAKE CITY,UT ESPANOLA,N MEX FARMINGTON,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT STATED OIL TEMP HI. LND ON DIRT ROAD. WG HIT FENCE POST. INVEST SHOWED NO MALFUNCTION OF ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4183F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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