# NTSB FTW81DQA23: Cessna 177, N11LW, Questa, NM, April 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1981
- Place: Questa, NM · QUESTA, NM
- Location: 36.7106° N, 105.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Questa, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7106&lon=-105.6059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQA23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQA23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0479  81/4/11  NR.QUESTA,NM          CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 196
        TIME - 1230                    N11LW               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLOVIS,NM                   ANGEL FIRE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11LW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11LW-1982-10-26), registration cancelled 1982-10-26, S/N 17701956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (registry code 2073708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810411015529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015529A), Apr 11, 1981: Cessna 177B, Questa, NM, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when pilot made off-airport landing after beoming lost on cross-country.

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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