- Date
- May 30, 1972
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9136XCessna 182D
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166901
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2135 72/5/30 NR.RUIDOSO,N MEX CESSNA 182D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 70 TOTAL TIME - 0615 N9136X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUIDOSO,N MEX CARRIZOZO,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 4500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 46 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN RIDGE. PLT TOLD UNICOM HE HAD RUN INTO HEAVY SHWRS,WAS RETURNING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9136X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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