- Date
- April 11, 1982, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N62619Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820411008619A
- Case key
- 69715
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - high density altitudeCause
Performance data - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The aircraft with a full load at a high density altitude (7800 feet) failed to climb. Upon turning downwind at low altitude the aircraft appeared to stall and collide with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62619
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275312
- Airframe hours
- 126
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J. Christison
- Registered owner
- Buddie G. Chappell
- Departed
- Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- Farmington, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- runway 17, 4,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 13 in this make and model · 38 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 171 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 8 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.