# NTSB DEN71DQA05: Cessna 172, N4183F, El Rito, NM, August 22, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1970
- Place: El Rito, NM · EL RITO, NM
- Location: 36.3326° N, 106.1741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Rito, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3326&lon=-106.1741&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DQA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3456  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4183F), registered now, S/N 46083, built 1958 (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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