# Accident 20060102000059A: Supac LCA, Alamogordo, NM, January 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2006, 10:15 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Timberon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6417° N, 105.7083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6417&lon=-105.7083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37814, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Culver LFA (registry code 8730204, https://openairdocs.org/model/culver-lfa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC199D&E series (registry code 27009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac199d-e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPAC LCA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 67 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060102000059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN06CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA031), Jan 2, 2006: Culver Cadet LCA (N37814), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the departure climb. Contributing factors included the gusty winds and the downdraft.

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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