- Date
- September 4, 1971
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7065GCessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163567
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1580 71/9/4 SANTA FE,N MEX CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 88 TOTAL TIME - 1212 N7065G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMARILLO,TEX SANTA FE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 72 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 16 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- TWR TOLD PLT RWY IN USE WAS 28.PLT REQ AND LND ON 20.ACFT SWERVED INTO PICKUP TRUCK AND FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7065G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Fe
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