# NTSB DEN75AD005: Cessna 170A, N5423C, Bernardo, NM, August 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: Bernardo, NM · BERNARDO, NM
- Location: 34.4187° N, 106.8336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bernardo, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4187&lon=-106.8336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134358
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2571  74/8/25    BERNARDO,N MEX      CESSNA 170A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 286
        TIME - 2000                    N5423C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS CRUCES,N MEX            LOS ALAMOS,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 082674.PIPEP TO FSS INDCTD LTNG,TSTM ACTIVITY AHD.HVY RAIN IN ACCIDENT AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5423C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5423C-1974-10-29), registration cancelled 1974-10-29, S/N 19457 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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 19740825030919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740825030919A), Aug 25, 1974: Cessna 170A, Bernardo, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 082674.pipep to fss indctd ltng,tstm activity ahd. Hvy rain in accident area.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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