# NTSB DEN85LA092: Cessna 180, N2242C, Arroyo Seco, NM, March 10, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 10, 1985, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Arroyo Seco, NM
- Coordinates: 36.539077, -105.530067 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5391&lon=-105.5301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA092
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16647/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA092

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - tree(s)
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - performance data - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES OFF THE END OF THE 1000 FT LONG GRASS AIRSTRIP DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. CALCULATIONS SHOW IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN APRX 1171 FT FOR THE PLT TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2242C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30542
- Airframe hours: 3300
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-A 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kinlock Brown
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 26, 1984, 240 hours before
- Airport: runway 15, 1,000 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 159 total, 94 in this make and model, 137 as pilot in command, 69 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SAF, 71 nm away

## 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 19850310006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310006309A), Mar 10, 1985: Cessna 180, Arroyo Seco, NM, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff, struck trees at end of 1000 ft runway. Need 1100 ft for 50 ft obstacle clearance.

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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