20060102000059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Supac LCA · Alamogordo, NM · January 2, 2006

Date: January 2, 2006 · 10:15 local
Place: Alamogordo, NM
Airport: Timberon
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N37814
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06CA031
Reported as: Supac LCA
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total67 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

N37814Registered now · Culver LFAS/N 323 · Built 1941 Airframe modelCulver LFA Engine modelFranklin 4AC199D&E seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On January 2, 2006, at 1015 MST, a culver Lca, N37814, registered to the pilot privacy data omitted, collided with terrain on takeoff at Timberon Airport, Timberon, new Mexico while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged but neither the airline transport pilot or passenger were injured. The flight originated at Timberon, new Mexico, on January 2, 2006, at 1015 MST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 2, 2006, AT 1015 MST, A CULVER LCA, N37814, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ON TAKEOFF AT TIMBERON AIRPORT, TIMBERON, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT NEITHER THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT OR PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TIMBERON, NEW MEXICO, ON JANUARY 2, 2006, AT 1015 MST.

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 DEN06CA031Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlamogordo, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the departure climb. Contributing factors included the gusty winds and the downdraft.Jan 2, 2006 · Substantial damage