# NTSB FTW82DA121: Cessna 172P, N62619, Albuquerque, NM, April 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: April 11, 1982, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Coordinates: 35.080417, -106.650192 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0804&lon=-106.6502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69715/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA121

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - weather condition - high density altitude (cause)
  - performance data - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - downwind

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62619-1994-10-27), registration cancelled 1994-10-27, S/N 17275312 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275312
- Airframe hours: 126
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820411008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411008619A), Apr 11, 1982: Cessna 172P, Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. Unable to climb on high altitude takeoff with a full load. Lost altitude and crash landed after a downwind turn.

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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