# NTSB DEN80FQA07: Cessna 182, N2462X, Dexter, NM, November 4, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1979
- Place: Dexter, NM · DEXTER, NM
- Location: 33.1948° N, 104.3689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1948&lon=-104.3689&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FQA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3349   79/11/4   DEXTER,NM           CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 106
        TIME - 1000                    N2462X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEXTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEXTER,NM                   ROSWELL,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PIECE OF CLOTH FOUND IN CARBURETOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2462X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2462X), registered now, S/N 18280791 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (registry code 2072701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Societe Ma SR305-230](https://openairdocs.org/engine/societe-ma-sr305-230) (registry code 59400, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dexter

## 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 19791104032569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104032569A), Nov 4, 1979: Cessna 182, Dexter, NM, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff, circled to land on runway. Overshot runway. Found rag in carb air intake.

## Other investigations on N2462X (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 LAX04LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA119), Feb 6, 2004: Cessna 182S (N2462X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which led to a hard touchdown and a porpoise.

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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