- Date
- March 4, 1979
- Place
- Arboles, CO · ARBOLES, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73904Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790304004099A
- Case key
- 137913
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0321 79/3/4 NR.ARBOLES,CO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 85 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N73904 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARBOLES STATE PK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73904
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arboles State Pk
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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