# NTSB DEN76AD039: Cessna 182, N5537B, San Ysidro, NM, March 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1976
- Place: San Ysidro, NM · SAN YSIDRO, NM
- Location: 35.5606° N, 106.7735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Ysidro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5606&lon=-106.7735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0501   76/3/6  NR.SAN YSIDRO,NM      CESSNA 182          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 215
        TIME - 2236                    N5537B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              DURANGO,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 3/7/76. SPARSELY LTD TERRAIN IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5537B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5537B-1976-05-11), registration cancelled 1976-05-11, S/N 33537 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (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 19760306006939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760306006939A), Mar 6, 1976: Cessna 182, San Ysidro, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 3/7/76. Sparsely ltd terrain in area.

## Other investigations on N5537B (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 FTW66D0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0190), Aug 4, 1965: Cessna 182 (N5537B), Houston, TX, 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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