Cessna 172P N54488
19 May 1982 · Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1982 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N54488, operated by Allene Guffey, was involved in an accident near Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Las Cruces (LRU)
- Coordinates
- 32.2897, -106.7500
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P
- Registration
- N54488
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Allene Guffey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Cruces → Las Cruces
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING, THE AIRSPEED WAS TOO HIGH. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON ALL THREE GEAR, PROPOISED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE WAS DAMAGED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1982 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | John A. Meyer | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172N | Lake of the Oza, Missouri, United States | Wayne Collins Merle Nelson | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Chesley M. Louitt | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Iowa, United States | Corwin L. Riegsecker | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1982 | Cessna 172N | Antoine, Arkansas, United States | Gerald Hendrix | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1982 | Cessna 401A | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Flying A Flight Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1982 | Cessna 177RG | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | Leslie A. Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Cessna T210M | Reserve, New Mexico, United States | E.h. Mullins & V.n. Mullins | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | Marshall AVN | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna P206 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | Walter C. White | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Bell 206B | Watrous, New Mexico, United States | Doolittle Enterprises Inc. | Fatal | 1 |