- Date
- June 14, 1972
- Place
- Deming, NM · DEMING, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4345QCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166896
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2131 72/6/14 DEMING,N MEX CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 879 TIME - 1040 N4345Q PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEMING MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEMING,N MEX ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM COUNTRY RD WITH PWR POLES CLOSE TO EDGE. HAD LNDD ON NEARBY RD WO POLES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4345Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deming Muni
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