31.0407° N, 104.8342° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Horn, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 1989 · 22:46 local
Place
Van Horn, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46844
Reported as
Amtrpl Aircamper
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total300 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Precautionary landing due to turbulence. Strong crosswind forced aircraft into ditch causing right gear damage.
As the FAA filed it
PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO TURBULENCE. STRONG CROSSWIND FORCED AIRCRAFT INTO DITCH CAUSING RIGHT GEAR DAMAGE.