# NTSB DEN73FQA27: Cessna 172G, N4226L, Moriarty, NM, February 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1973
- Place: Moriarty, NM · MORIARTY, NM
- Location: 35.0034° N, 106.0444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moriarty, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0034&lon=-106.0444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0427  73/2/17    MORIARTY,N MEX      CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 631
        TIME - 1600                    N4226L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORIARTY MUNICIPL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORIARTY,N MEX              ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
        REMARKS- BECAME AIRBORNE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TAXIING FAST TO AVOID GETTING STUCK ON RWY.LNDG GEAR MUD PACKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4226L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4226L), registered now, S/N 17254295, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (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: Moriarty Municipl

## 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 19730217003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217003269A), Feb 17, 1973: Cessna 172G, Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. Became airborne unexpectedly while taxiing fast to avoid getting stuck on rwy. Lndg gear mud packed

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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