# NTSB DEN77DQA11: Cessna 172, N5733R, Lordsburg, NM, February 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Lordsburg, NM · LORDSBURG, NM
- Location: 32.3438° N, 108.7021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lordsburg, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3438&lon=-108.7021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA11-201385

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0318  77/2/18    LORDSBURG,NM        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 74, 1392
        TIME - 1555                    N5733R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LORDSBURG MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORDSBURG,NM                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5733R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5733R), registered now, S/N 17253402, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lordsburg Muni

## 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 19770218002649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218002649A), Feb 18, 1977: Cessna 172G, Lordsburg, NM, 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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