- Date
- December 1, 1974
- Place
- San Mateo, NM · SAN MATEO, NM
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3697CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741201038799A
- Case key
- 143048
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3669 74/12/1 SAN MATEO,N MEX CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 400 TIME - 1200 N3697C PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 185 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX SAN MATEO,N MEX ALAMEDA,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DIRT STRIP UNDER CONST.UNDERSHOT BY 500FT,BOUNCED,HIT STUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3697C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Unnamed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.