# NTSB FTW82FQA22: Cessna 172N, N6215D, Santa Fe, NM, July 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: July 18, 1982, 05:40 local (11:40 UTC)
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Location: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6870&lon=-105.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQA22
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72536/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA22

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT A 40-45 DEG ANGLE & LEFT WING DOWN 1/2 MI FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 20. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED IN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. AN ENG DISASSEMBLY REVEALED NO MALFUNCTION. IT WAS KNOWN THE FOUR OCCUPANTS HAD A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 857 POUNDS & 200 POUNDS OF BAGGAGE & CARGO WERE ON BOARD. THE RECORDED USEFUL LOAD OF THIS ACFT WAS 787 POUNDS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6215D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6215D-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 17272639, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272639
- Airframe hours: 1708
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Lehman Aviation
- Registered owner: Lehman Aviation
- Departed: SANTA FE, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal, runway 20, 8,322 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 202 total, 130 in this make and model, 159 as pilot in command, 70 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dawn
- Wind: 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 144 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820718029399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718029399A), Jul 18, 1982: Cessna 172, Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Made night takeoff downwind and over gross weight. Lost control, stalled on climbing turn off end of runway.

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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