# NTSB DEN79DTE27: Cessna 172, N73904, Arboles, CO, March 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1979
- Place: Arboles, CO · ARBOLES, CO
- Location: 37.0209° N, 107.4217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arboles, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0209&lon=-107.4217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE27

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73904), registered now, S/N 17267739, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arboles State Pk

## 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 19790304004099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004099A), Mar 4, 1979: Cessna 172, Arboles, CO, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot landed on state park airstrip which was covered with 12 inches of snow. Aircraft nosed over on landing.

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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