# Accident 19941002032439A: Brasov IS28B2, Alamogordo, NM, October 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8792° N, 105.9500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8792&lon=-105.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70792, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70792-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 5 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941002032439A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO DUST DEVIL ON TOW. SLACK IN ROPE. OVER CORRECTED BROKE ROPE. LOW. LANDED IN BRUSH. SPUN AROUND.SPAR BROKE

## 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 FTW95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA006), Oct 2, 1994: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N70792), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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