# NTSB DEN80DQD02: Cessna 182N, N9128G, Hacienda Sr Ln, NM, November 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1979
- Place: Hacienda Sr Ln, NM · HACIENDA SR LN, NM
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DQD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DQD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3422   79/11/9   HACIENDA SR LN,NM   CESSNA 182N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 308
        TIME - 0815                    N9128G              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HACIENDA SUR LUNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W SAND DUNE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9128G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9128G-2013-09-19), registration cancelled 2013-09-19, S/N 18260668, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hacienda Sur Luna

## 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 19791109028869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109028869A), Nov 9, 1979: Cessna 182, Columbus, NM, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to failed piston. Pilot misjudged emergency approach. Hit sand dune.

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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