Cessna 172RG accident near Dulce, NM
On March 16, 1994, a Cessna 172RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dulce, NM. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 16, 1994
- Place
- Dulce, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.929°N, 106.990°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00892
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 16, 1994, at 1443 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172RG, N4663V, collided with rising terrain during initial climb following takeoff from Dulce Airport, Dulce, New Mexico. The four persons on board received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for this business flight which was proceeding to Angel Fire, New Mexico. According to witness information, the flight originated in Santa Fe, New Mexico, earlier in the day and the persons on board were met by a local person upon arrival. They conducted some business, had lunch, and were dropped at the Dulce Airport by their local business contact. This person did not stay at the airport and no witnesses to the departure were found. The knowledge that an accident had occurred started as a report of a fire on the hillside south of the airport. A police officer for the Jicarilla Apache Police Department was responding to that when she found two burned males walking down a road towards the airport. They stated that they had been involved in a plane crash and that two persons were still in the aircraft. The police officer took the two victims to the local medical clinic and then proceeded to the accident site accompanied by the New Mexico State Police. The still burning aircraft contained the bodies of the other two occupants and the fire was extinguished by local fire units. The two occupants who had been taken to the clinic later expired. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The private pilot, was a businessman from San Jose, California, and w
Probable cause
FAILURE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO PROPERLY PLAN THE FLIGHT AND CALCULATE PERFORMANCE DATA.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
