- Date
- July 17, 1983, 08:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rutheron, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8198BCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830717033159A
- Case key
- 20976
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the ground inadvertantly after dropping emergency drilling equipment at a drilling site. The plt was making another pass to check on the drop when the acft started to descend. In spite of power application the acft descended into an area of trees and poles. The engine was still running after impact and was secured by the plt. The site altitude was 7500 ft. post accident investigation revealed black and gray soot on the spark plugs which is 'indicative of a rich mixture.' The plt had approached at 70 KTS IAS with 10-20 degrees of flaps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8198B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29998
- Airframe hours
- 3,195
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary T. Nepon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 11, 1982 · 77 hours before
- Departed
- 98V · El Vado, NM
- Destination
- NM31 · Edgewood, NM
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 718 total · 489 in this make and model · 591 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.