Cessna 175A N6955E
20 April 2013 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 2013 at about 19:04 local time, a Cessna 175A registered N6955E was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Double Eagle II Airport (AEG)
- Coordinates
- 35.1336, -106.7900
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175A
- Registration
- N6955E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Edgewood → Albuquerque
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA234
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control during taxi due to an inadvertent encounter with a dust devil.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that upon arrival at his destination, he realized there were dust devils in the vicinity that were diminishing or moving away; he decided they would not be a factor. He landed the airplane and was taxiing slowly on a taxiway when he saw a dust devil about 300 feet to his left front. He said that he had slowed to a stop by the time the dust devil engulfed the airplane, but the airplane was lifted about 3 feet off the taxiway surface. The airplane then impacted the ground on the right wingtip and propeller, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 175 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2013 | Cessna 175 | Willimantic, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2013 | Cessna 175 | Needles, California, United States | Registration Pending | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2013 | Cessna 175 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 2013 | Cessna 175B | Wellsville, Utah, United States | Lynn Goodsell | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2012 | Cessna 175A | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2014 | Cessna 175 | Ambler, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2013 | Bell 206L-3 | Amistad, New Mexico, United States | State of Illinois | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2013 | Bell 206B III | Ponderosa, New Mexico, United States | Aerowest Helicopter Svc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2013 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B | Corona, New Mexico, United States | Paynter G Frank | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2013 | Cessna 180 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Cessna 195B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Ronald S. Harmon | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2013 | Cessna 150M | Deming, New Mexico, United States | Link Carl D | Fatal | 1 |