# Accident 19960128002529A: Boeing B75N1, Bernal, NM, January 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bernal, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3706° N, 105.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3706&lon=-105.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69808, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 699 total, 144 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960128002529A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER HILLY TERRAIN. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE. STRUCK TREES. AIRMET OUT FOR TURBULENCE.

## 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 FTW96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA107), Jan 28, 1996: Boeing B75N1 (N69808), Bernal, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, including his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain to compensate for altitude deviations that resulted from mountain…

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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