# Accident 19910911039239A: Butler AEROSTAR 600, Ruidoso, NM, September 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1991, 11:50 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3492° N, 105.6791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3492&lon=-105.6791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4VH-1992-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Butler AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 1710602, https://openairdocs.org/model/butler-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910911039239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON TAKEOFF ROTATED AT VERY STEEP ANGLE,STALLED AND CRASHED ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN91FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA127), Sep 11, 1991: Butler Aerostar 600 (N4VH), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AFTER TO THE CABIN DOOR OPENED INADVERTENTLY DURING TAKEOFF RUN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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