NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN72FQD28
Registry · N4345Q
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172L
Year of manufacture
1971 · 1 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19711115
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A53510
Registrant of record
NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES INC DBA
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
CESSNA 172L · N4345Q
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
Personal/private
Airport
DEMING MUNI
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Temp
89° F
Aircraft history
Serial number
000172-60245
Total time
265 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
879
Age
26
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
EDGE. HAD LNDD ON NEARBY RD WO POLES.
Investigator remarks
TOOK OFF FROM COUNTRY RD WITH PWR POLES CLOSE TO
Cause factors
- 64/A/29 A PILOT IN COMMAND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 64/A/35 A PILOT IN COMMAND SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 83/A/Y A TERRAIN OTHER Cause — pilot/personnel action
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 2131.
Source file
NTSB_1972_3_2131.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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