Cessna 152 N47822

Summary

On 14 June 1985 at about 14:55 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N47822 was involved in an accident near Sunspot, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 June 1985 at 14:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Sunspot, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

32.7803, -105.7999

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N47822

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alamogordo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN85LA163

1 person was seriously injured.

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 PLT WAS FLYING IN THE VALLEYS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. HE ELECTED TO FLY TO THE LEFT AROUND WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL HILL, BUT WAS ACTUALLY PART OF A RIDGE LINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT ENTERED A 'DRAW' & WOULD NOT OUT-CLIMB RISING TERRAIN. THE ACFT BEGAN MUSHING, SO THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE, SELECTED 10 DEG OF FLAPS & TRIED TO LAND IN A RELATIVELY FLAT AREA. HOWEVER, THE ACFT PITCHED FORWARD & IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 45 DEG ANGLE WHILE AT A SPEED OF APRX 45 TO 50 KTS. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 8500 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.