# NTSB DEN79FQA20: Cessna 172M, N23459, Albuqueque, NM, March 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1979
- Place: Albuqueque, NM · ALBUQUEQUE, NM
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0673  79/3/10    ALBUQUEQUE,NM       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 285
        TIME - 2130                    N23459              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NM               ALBUQUEQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
        REMARKS- TAXI LIGHT INOP PRIOR TO FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N23459](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23459-1996-07-09), registration cancelled 1996-07-09, S/N 17264089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albuquerque Muni

## 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 19790310004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004439A), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 172M, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Acft taxi light was inoperative. Pilot taxied off taxiway and hit the jet barrier reel box. Taxiway properly marked

## Other investigations on N23459 (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN93FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA097), Aug 3, 1993: Cessna 172M (N23459), Clines Corners, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, DARK NIGHT CONDITION, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDED…

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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