# NTSB DEN75DQA35: Cessna 182, N7343N, Gallup, NM, February 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1975
- Place: Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DQA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0358  75/2/22    GALLUP,NM           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1139                    N7343N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARK FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDOW ROCK,AZ              GALLUP,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTD INTO SNOW.RWY PARTIALLY CLRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7343N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7343N-2010-10-15), registration cancelled 2010-10-15, S/N 18263127, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Senator Clark Fld

## 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 19750222003709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750222003709A), Feb 22, 1975: Cessna 182P, Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Acft driftd into snow. Rwy partially clrd.

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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