- Date
- January 26, 1983, 15:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N75707Cessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830126002179A
- Case key
- 20797
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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.
Analysis
The plt landed in a short, level area near a drilling rig site at an elevation of aprx 3300 ft. he stated that he previously stepped off the 960 ft takeoff area. He stated that he lifted off at about 58 KTS, but the plane seemed to hit turbulence and the right wing dropped and hit a steep post. Reportedly, the plane was crash landed immediately after hitting the post.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75707
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267889
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- S. Wayne Gregory
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1982
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 410 total · 390 in this make and model · 410 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.