# Accident 19951126046689A: Arostr RX8, Rio Rancho, NM, November 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Rio Rancho, NM
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2334° N, 106.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Rancho, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2334&lon=-106.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6360U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6360U-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International RX 8 (registry code 7487008, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-rx-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AROSTR RX8
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 616 total, 133 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951126046689A

## Narrative

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

DURING HIGH WIND LANDING PASSENGER LET GO IMPACT. FELL BACKWARDS OUT OF BASKET. GOT UP AND WAS STRUCK BY BASKET.

## 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 FTW96LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA055), Nov 26, 1995: Aerostar RX8 (N6360U), Rio Rancho, NM, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision. A factor relating to the accident was: the high wind condition.

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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