DEN79DQA02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Albuquerque, NM · October 12, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1978
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N737EMCessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 7, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781012031309A
Case key
138956

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2866  78/10/12   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 166
        TIME - 0625                    N737EM              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              FARMINGTON,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N737EM
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albuquerque Intl

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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.