- Date
- January 17, 1978
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1369UCessna 172C
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780117001709A
- Case key
- 143153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0238 78/1/17 NR.FARMINGTON,NM CESSNA 172C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 3500 TIME - 1630 N1369U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE FARMINGTON,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD AFTER BEING FORCED DOWN BY WEATHER. STRUCK A ROAD SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1369U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.