Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N65184

30 October 1986 · Gallup, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 30 October 1986 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65184 was involved in an accident near Gallup, New Mexico, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
35.5194, -108.7301
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N65184
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Gallup → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN87FA011

People

4 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 4 0 0

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

WHILE FLYING AT A LOW LEVEL SPOTTING DEER IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO FLY OVER A RIDGELINE WITH TERRAIN THAT ROSE FASTER THAN THE ACFT CLIMB CAPABILITY. AT LOW AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE HE INITIATED A TURN TO REVERSE COURSE TOWARD LOWER TERRAIN. THE ACFT STALLED, STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED STEEP ROCKY TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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