# NTSB DEN72FQA22: Cessna 172, N35485, Bernalillo, NM, October 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1971
- Place: Bernalillo, NM · BERNALILLO, NM
- Location: 35.3124° N, 106.5541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bernalillo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3124&lon=-106.5541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FQA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FQA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3824   71/10/4   BERNALILLO,N MEX    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 730
        TIME - 1115                    N35485              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERNALILLO,N MEX            LOS ALAMOS,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM RD,ACFT DRIFTD,L WNG HIT TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35485](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35485-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 17256795, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N35485 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA084), Mar 11, 1990: Cessna 172I (N35485), Isabel, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS.

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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