- Date
- December 31, 1976
- Place
- Santa Rosa, NM · SANTA ROSA, NM
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8338MCessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761231041849A
- Case key
- 156672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3797 76/12/31 SANTA ROSA,NM CESSNA 182P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 215 TIME - 1722 N8338M PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA ROSA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOBBS,NM ALBUQUERQUE,NM SANTA ROSA,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE LANDING LIGHT(S) REMARKS- THREE ORANGE SPHERES ON POWERLINE 1300 FT EAST OF ARPT.VASI INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8338M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Rosa Muni
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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.