Cessna 182M N71503
6 May 1972 · Counselor, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 May 1972 at about 09:20 local time, a Cessna 182M registered N71503, operated by Totah Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Counselor, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Counselor, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182M
- Registration
- N71503
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Totah Aviation
- Operating rule
- Contract Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Power and Pipeline Patrol
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Farmington, N Mex → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0707
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
HIT PWR LINES IN CANYON ABOUT 50 FT AGL. ACCDT SITE OFF NORMAL PATROL ROUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182 | Ligonier, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1972 | Cessna 182A | Logan, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1972 | Cessna 182L | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Yingling Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1972 | Cessna 182B | Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182 | Daggett, California, United States | Cullen Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1972 | Cessna 182E | McComb, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 6,261 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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