# NTSB DEN77FA029: Cessna 182E, N2861Y, Pecos, NM, March 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1977
- Place: Pecos, NM · PECOS, NM
- Location: 35.5757° N, 105.6784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecos, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5757&lon=-105.6784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1855   77/3/2  NR.PECOS, NM          CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 167
        TIME - 0435                    N2861Y              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CO         TUCSON, AZ                   ALBUQUERQUE, NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 05-18-77. PILOT NOT BRIEFED BY FSS PERSONNEL ON AREA AND TERMINAL FORECASTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2861Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2861Y-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 18253861, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470R](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470r) (registry code 17071, 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 19770302023649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770302023649A), Mar 2, 1977: Cessna 182E, Pecos, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovery date 05-18-77. Pilot not briefed by fss personnel on area and terminal forecasts.

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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