# NTSB DEN72AD049: Cessna 182M, N71503, Counselor, NM, May 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1972
- Place: Counselor, NM · COUNSELOR, NM
- Location: 36.2092° N, 107.4578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Counselor, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2092&lon=-107.4578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD049

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71503-1972-07-31), registration cancelled 1972-07-31, S/N 18259645 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182M
- Registry model: [Cessna 182M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182m) (registry code 2072728) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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