# NTSB DEN77DQG02: Cessna 180H, N91402, Jal, NM, January 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1977
- Place: Jal, NM · JAL, NM
- Location: 32.1148° N, 103.1900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jal, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1148&lon=-103.1900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0063  77/1/12  NR.JAL,NM             CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N91402              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 40, 4530 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PECOS,TX                    PLAIN,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PARTIAL POWER LOSS.ACFT LANDED FOR ENGINE CHECK.ACCD OCCURRED WHEN PILOT DECIDED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N91402](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91402-2022-06-04), registration cancelled 2022-06-04, S/N 18052070, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## 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 19770112000959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770112000959A), Jan 12, 1977: Cessna 180H, Jal, NM, Substantial damage. Partial power loss. Acft landed for engine check. Accd occurred when pilot decided to takeoff again.

## Other investigations on N91402 (2)

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 ANC19TA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19TA044), Aug 12, 2019: Cessna 180 (N91402), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain takeoff heading due to sun glare, which resulted in his inability to see an island adjacent to the water lane and subequent impact with the island.
- [NTSB FTW71DRD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD30), Dec 15, 1970: Cessna 180 (N91402), Leeville, LA, 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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