# NTSB DEN78FA013: Cessna 182, N6488A, Socorro, NM, December 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1977
- Place: Socorro, NM · SOCORRO, NM
- Location: 34.0545° N, 106.9062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Socorro, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0545&lon=-106.9062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6488A-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 33288, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182) (registry code 2072702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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 19771208041309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771208041309A), Dec 8, 1977: Cessna 182, Socorro, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Plt blood alcohol 206MG ,stomach contents 400MG .recovery date 12/9/77.

## Other investigations on N6488A (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76DQG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG53), Jan 3, 1976: Cessna 182 (N6488A), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage

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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