# NTSB DEN77FA016: Cessna 182P, N8338M, Santa Rosa, NM, December 31, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1976
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM · SANTA ROSA, NM
- Location: 34.9361° N, 104.6750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9361&lon=-104.6750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156672
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8338M-1977-04-01), registration cancelled 1977-04-01, S/N 18264593 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Santa Rosa 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 19761231041849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761231041849A), Dec 31, 1976: Cessna 182P, Santa Rosa, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Three orange spheres on powerline 1300 ft east of arpt.VASI installed.

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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