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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Balwks FIREFLY 9 · Cedar Crest, NM · October 6, 1990

Date
October 6, 1990 · 19:05 local
Place
Cedar Crest, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90240
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN91LA007
Reported as
Balwks FIREFLY9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
670 total670 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Wind speed increased during sightseeing flight. Elected to extend flight over mountains. Out of fuel crash landed.

As the FAA filed it

WIND SPEED INCREASED DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. ELECTED TO EXTEND FLIGHT OVER MOUNTAINS. OUT OF FUEL CRASH LANDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.