# NTSB DEN74DQA31: Cessna 177, N30046, Las Vegas, NM, March 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1974
- Place: Las Vegas, NM · LAS VEGAS, NM
- Location: 35.6049° N, 105.2170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6049&lon=-105.2170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DQA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0232   74/3/1  NR.LAS VEGAS,N MEX    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1636
        TIME - 1650                    N30046              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 425 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MOUNDRIDGE,KANS             SANTA FE,N MEX               CLAYTON,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      30
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- CROSSING MTN RANGE THRU SADDLEBACK AT 11000FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30046](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30046-1974-04-01), registration cancelled 1974-04-01, S/N 17701047, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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 19740301003719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301003719A), Mar 1, 1974: Cessna 177, Las Vegas, NM, Destroyed. Crossing mtn range thru saddleback at 11000FT MSL.

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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