# Accident 19950320004879A: Brasov IS28B2, Edgewood, NM, March 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1995, 14:17 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0807° N, 106.1691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0807&lon=-106.1691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51947-2014-12-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950320004879A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED AREA OF HIGH SINK. UNABLE TO RECOVER OR MAKE NEARBY AIRPORT DUE TO HEADWIND. GROUND LOOPED IN A PASTURE.

## 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 FTW95LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA144), Mar 20, 1995: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N51947), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT. THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N51947 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810502021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502021729A), May 2, 1981: Brasov IS28B2 (N51947), Moriarty, NM, Substantial damage. Glider pilot could not glide to runway and crashed while attempting to land across runway.

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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