Cessna 172 N738LR
10 April 1985 · Grant, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 1985 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N738LR was involved in an accident near Grant, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grant, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1507, -107.8296
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N738LR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Farmington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN85LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
THE ACFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT STRIP NEAR GRANT, NM, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PLT & HIS 3 OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT A DUST DEVIL CAUGHT THE ACFT AT AN ALT OF 35-50 FT AGL AND CAUSED THE ACFT TO CRASH INTO THE GROUND. THE PLT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ACFT. THE FLD ELEVATION IS ABOUT 6800 FT AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS APRX 65-75 DEG F RESULTING IN A DENSITY ALT OF ABOUT 8700 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1985 | Cessna 172 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Billy W COX | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Nov 1985 | Cessna 172N | Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States | Frank J. Altadonna | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1985 | Cessna 210B | Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1985 | Beechcraft F33A | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-140D | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 337 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |