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Date
June 17, 1993 · 14:50 local
Place
Albuquerque, NM
Airport
Albuquerque International Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ROSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72348
Reported as
Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total
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.
NTSB determined an unforecast quartering tailwind gust caused pilot to lose directional control. Ground looped.
As the FAA filed it
NTSB DETERMINED AN UNFORECAST QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. GROUND LOOPED.