DEN71DQA09

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Espanola, NM · September 7, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1970
Place
Espanola, NM · ESPANOLA, NM
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N30236Cessna 177
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
131283

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3629   70/9/7    ESPANOLA,N MEX      CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 208
        TIME - 1910                    N30236              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESPANOLA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NIGHT APCH,UNLIT RWY.PLT STATED ENG DIDNT CATCH.CRASH LNDD OFF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N30236
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Espanola Muni