Cessna 177 accident near Farmington, NM
On January 22, 2002, a Cessna 177 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Farmington, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 22, 2002
- Place
- Farmington, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.734°N, 108.235°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020128X00140
Official records · FTW02FA072
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Controller Statements (2): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 22, 2002, at 1010 mountain standard time, a Cessna 177 single-engine airplane, N29406, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a loss of engine power while in the traffic pattern at the Farmington Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, New Mexico. The airplane was co-owned by the pilot and another individual and was being operated by the pilot. The private pilot sustained serious injuries, and the passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. The cross-country flight originated from the Tradewind Airport, Amarillo, Texas, at 0515 mountain standard time, and was destined for Farmington. According to a line service agent at the Tradewind Airport, on the evening prior to the accident flight, the pilot had the airplane fueled with 41.7 gallons of 100LL aviation grade fuel, which topped off the fuel tanks. According to a flight plan located in the airplane, the pilot had estimated that he had 5.0 hours of fuel on board prior to departing for Farmington. The flight plan also revealed that the pilot estimated that total flight time would be 3 hours and 45 minutes at an altitude of 10,000 feet and an airspeed of 100 knots. The co-owner reported that the pilot planned on flying the airplane to the south of the mountain range between Amarillo and Farmington, by way of Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition, the co-owner stated this was the first cross-country flight to Farmington attemp
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion while in the traffic pattern at the destination airport.
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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.
