# NTSB DEN76FQA23: Cessna 180, N2420C, Zuni, NM, November 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1975
- Place: Zuni, NM · ZUNI, NM
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3216   75/11/7 NR.ZUNI,NM            CESSNA 180          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0950                    N2420C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 41, 4085 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1005 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ZUNI,NM                      LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        FACTOR(S)
           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                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT UNABLE TO STOP ACFT DESCENT WITH FULL POWER.ACFT LOST 600-800FT PRIOR TO COLLISION WITH TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2420C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2420C-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N 30720, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: 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 19751107035649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751107035649A), Nov 7, 1975: Cessna 180, Zuni, NM, Destroyed. Plt unable to stop acft descent with full power. Acft lost 600-800FT prior to collision with tree.

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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