# NTSB DEN73DQD15: Cessna 172D, N2154Y, Animas, NM, April 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1973
- Place: Animas, NM · ANIMAS, NM
- Location: 31.9449° N, 108.8065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Animas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9449&lon=-108.8065&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DQD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DQD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2154Y-2017-05-18), registration cancelled 2017-05-18, S/N 17249654, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Playas Airstrip

## 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 19730409006979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730409006979A), Apr 9, 1973: Cessna 172D, Animas, NM, Substantial damage. Hit rock.

## Other investigations on N2154Y (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 LAX72DUJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ78), Feb 23, 1972: Cessna 172 (N2154Y), Indian Well, AZ, substantial damage

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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