- Date
- April 9, 1973
- Place
- Animas, NM · ANIMAS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2154YCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730409006979A
- Case key
- 170419
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0627 73/4/9 ANIMAS,N MEX CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 26 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N2154Y PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAYAS AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANIMAS,N MEX ANIMAS,N MEX LORDSBURG,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- HIT ROCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2154Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Playas Airstrip
N2154YRegistration cancelled May 18, 2017 · Cessna 172DAirframe modelCessna 172DEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2154Y · 1
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