# Accident 19970506008449A: Gulstm CALLAIRA2, Grants, NM, May 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1997, 10:35 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Airport: Grants-Milan Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1503° N, 107.8308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1503&lon=-107.8308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2915V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2915V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-2 (registry code 1850104, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM CALLAIRA2
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970506008449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST LILFT AFTER TAKEOFF, STALLED AND CRASHED. (.4)DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, THE PILOT 'FELT A LOSS OF LIFT DURING THE CLIMB TOWARD RISING TERRAIN AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AS HE PULLED THE NOSE UP.' THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED INTO A TERRAIN DEPRESSION (30 FEET ACROSS AND 50 FEET DEEP) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  WITH AN AIRPORT ELEVATION OF 6,521 FEET AND A TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED AT 8,200 FEET. THE PILOT REPORTED 22 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE WITH NO FLIGHT TIME IN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS IN THIS AIRPLANE.             (-23) ON MAY 6, 1997, AT 1025 MDT A CALLAIR MODEL A2, N2915V, OWNED BY MR. TOM ARNOLD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^        AND OPERATED BY MR. RAFAEL F. RAMOS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                  IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 1/2 MI. AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 31 IN GRANTS, NEW MEXICO DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WITH THE OWNER/PASSENGER RECEIVING MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATE                   D AT GRANTS, NM ON MAY 6, 1997 AT 1023 MDT.

## 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 FTW97LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA179), May 6, 1997: Callair A2A (N2915V), Grants, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent stall. Factors were the ground depression, the high density altitude, and a lack of recent experience in the make and model of aircraft.

## Other reports on N2915V (1)

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

- [Incident 19890902051859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902051859I), Sep 2, 1989: Airpts A2ACMDR (N2915V), Cadillac, MI. Lost engine power. Landed in a field. Nr 3 cylinder broke off one half inch from base. Cause unknown.

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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