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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Univar 415-C · Los Lunas, NM · May 25, 2003

Date: May 25, 2003 · 14:48 local
Place: Los Lunas, NM
Airport: Mid Valley Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N93971
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN03FA087
Reported as: Univar 415C
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N93971Registration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Engineering & Research 415-CS/N 1294 · Built 1946 Airframe modelEngineering & Research 415-C Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 25, 2003, at 1448 MDT, a erco-415-C N93971, registered to david l. marshall, collided with a power line while maneuvering near mid valley airpark (E98) Los Lunas, NM. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no record of a flight plan. The aircraft was destroyed and the certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated at atesia, NM (ats), on April 25, 2003 at approximately 1200 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 25, 2003, AT 1448 MDT, A ERCO-415-C N93971, REGISTERED TO DAVID L. MARSHALL, COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR MID VALLEY AIRPARK (E98) LOS LUNAS, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO RECORD OF A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ATESIA, NM (ATS), ON APRIL 25, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MDT.

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 DEN03FA087Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLos Lunas, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire. Contributing factors were the high wind, the pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn onto the crosswind leg, and the power line.May 25, 2003 · Destroyed