# NTSB DEN74AD054: Cessna 182N, N92494, Lamy, NM, April 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1974
- Place: Lamy, NM · LAMY, NM
- Location: 35.4855° N, 105.8863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamy, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4855&lon=-105.8863&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1286  74/4/30    LAMY,N MEX          CESSNA 182N         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 151
        TIME - 2023                    N92494              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SANTA FE,N MEX              RETURN                       PORTALES,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      44
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          170                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RCVRD 5/2/74.SANTA FE WX,TSTM RPTD EAST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92494](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92494-1974-06-12), registration cancelled 1974-06-12, S/N 18260230 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (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 19740430010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740430010269A), Apr 30, 1974: Cessna 182N, Lamy, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Rcvrd 5/2/74.santa fe wx,tstm rptd east.

## Other investigations on N92494 (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 FTW71DPJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPJ32), Mar 17, 1971: Cessna 182N (N92494), Enid, OK, 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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