- Date
- August 25, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N2665UCessna 172D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830825043859A
- Case key
- 21030
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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 reported that the eng lost power & he had to make a forced landing on desert terrain. The acft touched down short of the rwy near the coronado arpt & the plt received head injuries. The reason for the power loss was not determined. However, the temp & dew point were 79 & 53 deg, respectively, which were conducive to carb ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2665U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250265
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James P. Underwood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 4AC · Coronado
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 54 °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.