Cessna 150M accident near Deming, NM
On February 27, 2013, a Cessna 150M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Deming, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 27, 2013
- Place
- Deming, NM
- Aircraft
- Cessna 150M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.438°N, 107.624°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130227X70316
Official records · CEN13LA179
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On February 27, 2013, about 1230 mountain standard time, a Cessna 150M, N9172U, impacted terrain near Florida, New Mexico. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The local flight originated from Belen (E80), New Mexico, about 1100, and was en route to El Paso (KELP), Texas, via Deming (KDMN), New Mexico. The pilot was receiving Visual Flight Rules Flight Following Services from the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center. An unofficial transcript made from a tape recording of voice communications revealed that approximately 1226, the pilot reported that he was in trouble and was experiencing severe pain. He said his eye sight was dimming. He gave his position as north of Deming. Radar contact was lost about 1230. On-site photographs submitted by an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed impact marks but no ground scars. The wreckage distribution was consistent with an in-flight airframe failure and breakup. A Lowrance AIRMAP 2000c and a Lowrance AIRMAP 600c were found in the wreckage and sent to NTSB’s Vehicle Recorder Division for examination. A chip level data recovery effort was attempted with the Lowrance AIRMAP 600c but it was not successful and no data was recovered. The Lowrance AIRMAP 2000c was successfully downloaded. The last recorded trail, session
Probable cause
The pilot's physical incapacitation, including loss of vision, which led to a loss of control and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane.
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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.
