# NTSB DEN74AD042: Cessna 172A, N7284T, Silver City, NM, March 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0638  74/3/14    SILVER CITY,N MEX   CESSNA 172A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1525                    N7284T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 46, 1327 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1213 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEMING,N MEX                SILVER CITY,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LO LVL ACROBATICS.HIT LIGHT POLE ON RCVRY.BLOOD ALC LVL 174MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7284T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7284T-1974-05-08), registration cancelled 1974-05-08, S/N 46884 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740314007219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314007219A), Mar 14, 1974: Cessna 172, Silver City, NM, Destroyed. Lo lvl acrobatics. Hit light pole on rcvry. Blood alc lvl 174MG .

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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