- Date
- December 8, 1977
- Place
- Socorro, NM · SOCORRO, NM
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6488ACessna 182
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771208041309A
- Case key
- 143879
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4109 77/12/8 SOCORRO,NM CESSNA 182 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 193 TIME - 2140 N6488A PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOCORRO,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 206MG%,STOMACH CONTENTS 400MG%.RECOVERY DATE 12/9/77.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6488A
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6488ARegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Cessna 182Airframe modelCessna 182Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6488A · 1
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