# NTSB DEN73DQA24: Cessna 172, N3931F, Tanner, NM, January 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1973
- Place: Tanner, NM · TANNER, NM
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DQA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3931F), registered now, S/N 36831 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tanner Arpt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730121001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121001679A), Jan 21, 1973: Cessna 172, Tanner, NM, Substantial damage. Taxied into snow covered ditch.

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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