# Accident 19930917034849A: Supac V, Carlsbad, NM, September 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1993, 10:15 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Seven Rivers Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6097° N, 104.4504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6097&lon=-104.4504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44680, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44680-1993-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver V (registry code 8730302, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-v) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC V
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,643 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917034849A

## Narrative

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

SAW LIGHT COLORED SMOKE FROM COWLING. LOSING POWER. STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED RETURNING. PROP GOVERNOR O RING LEAK.

## 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 FTW93LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA261), Sep 17, 1993: Culver V (N44680), Carlsbad, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR WAS A LEAKING O-RING IN THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR.

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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