# Accident 19960725023349A: Gulstm 112TC, Santa Rosa, NM, July 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1996, 10:07 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9406° N, 104.6702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9406&lon=-104.6702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1874J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1874J-1998-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112TC
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 805 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960725023349A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW96LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA317), Jul 25, 1996: Rockwell 112TC (N1874J), Santa Rosa, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.

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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