# Accident 19920613020059A: Hughes OH6A, Sunland Park, NM, June 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1992, 13:06 local time
- Place: Sunland Park, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7892° N, 106.5702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7892&lon=-106.5702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10436, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10436-1993-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hughes OH-6 (registry code 4470904, https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-oh-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES OH6A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,146 total, 2,203 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92GA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92GA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613020059A

## Narrative

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

ON BORDER PATROL COLLIDED WITH POWERLINE WHILE FLYING THROUGH A DRAW. CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 FTW92GA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92GA157), Jun 13, 1992: Hughes OH-6A (N10436), Sunland Park, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE WIRES.

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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