20041002022949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Sukhoi SU-29 · Santa Fe, NM · October 2, 2004

Date: October 2, 2004 · 13:27 local
Place: Santa Fe, NM
Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N92CG
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05FA002
Reported as: Sukhoi SU29
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total

N92CGRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Sukhoi SU-29S/N 74-02 · Built 1993 Airframe modelSukhoi SU-29 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On October 2, 2004, at 1327 MDT, a Sukhoi SU-29, N92CG, registered to the pilot, impacted the ground while performing acrobatics during an air show at the Santa Fe (saf) airport, Santa Fe, new Mexico. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. A VFR flight plan had not been filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the only occupant, the pilot, received fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Santa Fe airport at 1305 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2004, AT 1327 MDT, A SUKHOI SU-29, N92CG, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING ACROBATICS DURING AN AIR SHOW AT THE SANTA FE (SAF) AIRPORT, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE ONLY OCCUPANT, THE PILOT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SANTA FE AIRPORT AT 1305 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 DEN05FA002Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSanta Fe, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the inverted spin, spiral, and subsequent impact with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the inadvertent stall spin, the spiral, low altitude, and the pilot's delayed attempt to…Oct 2, 2004 · Destroyed