- Date
- July 23, 1978
- Place
- Animas, NM · ANIMAS, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19726Cessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780723016759A
- Case key
- 141456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1812 78/7/23 ANIMAS,NM CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 132 TIME - 1030 N19726 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MASSEYS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANIMAS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19726
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Masseys Strip
N19726Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2022 · Cessna 172LAirframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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