Cessna 177 N2287Y
11 February 1968 · Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 February 1968 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 177 registered N2287Y, operated by Deming Flying, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- University
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177
- Registration
- N2287Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Deming Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0305
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT WAS TURNING FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH.BASE LEG FLOWN TOO CLOSE IN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1968 | Cessna 177 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Emrich Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1968 | Cessna 177 | Gravois Mills, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1968 | Cessna 177 | Nederland, Texas, United States | Golden Triangl | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1968 | Cessna 177 | Crestview, Florida, United States | Aero Sport Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1968 | Cessna 177 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Baker Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1968 | Cessna 177 | Rushford, Minnesota, United States | Holiday Aviati | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |