- Date
- May 6, 1972
- Place
- Counselor, NM · COUNSELOR, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71503Cessna 182M
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165710
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0707 72/5/6 COUNSELOR,N MEX CESSNA 182M CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 15000 TIME - 0920 N71503 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,N MEX RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES IN CANYON ABOUT 50 FT AGL. ACCDT SITE OFF NORMAL PATROL ROUTE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71503
- Reported as
- Cessna 182M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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