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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm 112TC · Santa Rosa, NM · July 25, 1996

Date: July 25, 1996 · 10:07 local
Place: Santa Rosa, NM
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1874J
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA317
Reported as: Gulstm 112TC
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,060 total805 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N1874JRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 1998 · Rockwell International 112TCS/N 13033 Airframe modelRockwell International 112TC

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What happened

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Lost power at FL150. Tried for I40, blocked by truck. Stalled into trees and burned. Cause power loss undetermined (-23) aircraft departed coronado enr to addison, TX. Close to Santa Rosa, NM. The engine quit. Pilot attempted to land on I-40 westbound. Left wing struck bridge rail. Right wing hit a tree. Both fuel tanks ruptured. Aircraft stopped on west side of arroya. Aircraft exploded. The pilot was dragged from the aircraft by people from a rest area by the freeway mm 252.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AT FL150. TRIED FOR I40, BLOCKED BY TRUCK. STALLED INTO TREES AND BURNED. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CORONADO ENR TO ADDISON, TX. CLOSE TO SANTA ROSA, NM. THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON I-40 WESTBOUND. LEFT WING STRUCK BRIDGE RAIL. RIGHT WING HIT A TREE. BOTH FUEL TANKS RUPTURED. AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON WEST SIDE OF ARROYA. AIRCRAFT EXPLODED. THE PILOT WAS DRAGGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT BY PEOPLE FROM A REST AREA BY THE FREEWAY MM 252.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA317Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSanta Rosa, NMloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.Jul 25, 1996 · Destroyed