# NTSB DEN79FQD09: Cessna 172M, N12540, Silver City, NM, May 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1979
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FQD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1473  79/5/30    SILVER CITY,NM      CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1745                    N12540              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER-RIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  SILVER CITY,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 20KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12540](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12540-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N 17262055, built 1973 (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: Turner-Ridgeport

## 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 19790530009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530009649A), May 30, 1979: Cessna 172M, Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. During go around airplane wing tip struck ground,causing airplane to cartwheel.

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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