# NTSB FTW83LA068: Cessna 172M, N20EB, Portales, NM, December 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 26, 1982, 18:30 local (Dec 27, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Portales, NM
- Coordinates: 34.179046, -103.339981 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1790&lon=-103.3400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72296
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72296/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA068

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES SHORT OF THE RWY. WINDS WERE GUSTY 27K.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20EB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20EB-1994-06-29), registration cancelled 1994-06-29, S/N 17264363 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17264363
- Airframe hours: 3040
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Fred Bogard
- Registered owner: Fred Bogard
- Departed: TOW, AMARILLO, TX
- Destination: C, SUGARLAND, TX
- Airport: Q34, Portales Muni, runway 2, 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--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 136 total, 50 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 30° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 86 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CVS, 20 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 19821226066749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226066749A), Dec 26, 1982: Cessna 172M, Portales, TX, Substantial damage. Struck wires off approach end of runway while on final. Aircraft stopped in mid air and fell to the ground.

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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