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.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 172M | Shingle Springs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Cessna 172N | Starkville, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172N | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1986 | Cessna 172RG | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1986 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cameron 0-77 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1986 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX II | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1986 | Cessna T210M | Truth Or Conseq, New Mexico, United States | Douglas Warwick | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1986 | Cessna 152 | Alameda, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1986 | Aeronca 7AC | Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States | Michael Kukulski | No injuries | - |