- Date
- January 21, 1973
- Place
- Tanner, NM · TANNER, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3931FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730121001679A
- Case key
- 170079
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0220 73/1/21 TANNER,N MEX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 63 TOTAL TIME - 1100 N3931F PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TANNER ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TANNER,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- TAXIED INTO SNOW COVERED DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3931F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tanner Arpt
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.