# NTSB DEN78FQA13: Cessna 172C, N1369U, Farmington, NM, January 17, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1978
- Place: Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FQA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1369U-1996-04-15), registration cancelled 1996-04-15, S/N 17267040 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780117001709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780117001709A), Jan 17, 1978: Cessna 172M, Farmington, NM, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a takeoff from a road after being forced down by her. Struck a road sign.

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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