- Date
- March 26, 1978
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM · CARLSBAD, NM
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78235Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780326004669A
- Case key
- 142568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0359 78/3/26 NR.CARLSBAD,NM CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 171 TIME - 1430 N78235 PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIBLEY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLSBAD,NM RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- AC STRUCK LARGE MESQUITE BUSH AFTER TOUCHDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78235
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sibley Ranch
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.