Cessna 172S accident near Pinon, NM
On December 14, 2005, a Cessna 172S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pinon, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 14, 2005
- Place
- Pinon, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.591°N, 105.209°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051214X01972
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 13, 2005, at 1828 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172S, N1257Z, owned and operated by Great Southwest Aviation Inc., and piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 11.5 miles east of Pinon, New Mexico. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The private pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas, at 1750 and was en route to Roswell International Air Center (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico. According to Albuquerque (ABQ) Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), the pilot was receiving radar flight following for the cross-country flight from ELP to ROW. The pilot reported in with ABQ ARTCC at 1818 at an altitude of 11,500 feet mean sea level (msl). No further communications were made and radar contact was lost after 1828:30 on the 053 degree radial at 6 nautical miles from the Pinon VOR. An alert notification (ALNOT) was issued and the airplane was located by military aircraft approximately 0130 on December 14, 2005. National Track Analysis Program radar data depicted the airplane on a course consistent with a direct flight from ELP to ROW. The altitude varied between 11,400 feet msl and 11,600 feet msl. The last radar return with altitude information was recorded at a location of 32 degrees 34 minutes 16 seconds north latitude and 105 degrees 12 minutes 09 seconds west longitude, at 1828:30. The encoded altitude was 11,600 feet
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.
More accidents in NM
- Gates Learjet 25D, Sep 5, 1993
- Piper PA-32-300, Dec 26, 1982
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-30, Jun 25, 1992
- Cessna 421C, Feb 11, 1985
- Beech 58, Mar 26, 1982
Browse: New Mexico · Cessna aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
