# Accident 20061004021119A: Rhnflu EA300L, Tucumcari, NM, October 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2006, 13:25 local time
- Place: Tucumcari, NM
- Airport: Tucumcari Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1828° N, 103.6003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1828&lon=-103.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300BB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300BB-2008-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (registry code 70218DG, https://openairdocs.org/model/extra-flugzeugbau-ea-300-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RHNFLU EA300L
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061004021119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1325 MDT ON OCTOBER 4, 2006 AN EXTRA FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH EA-300-L (N300BB) REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING AN AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE AT THE TUCUMCARI ROTARY CLUB AIRSHOW, TUCUMCARI AIRPORT (TUC), TUCUMCARI, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED AT THE TUCUMCARI AIRPORT AT 1315 MDT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^, AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE HOLDER, WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 DEN07FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA003), Oct 4, 2006: Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L (N300BB), Tucumcari, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during aerobatic flight, resulting in an inadvertent accelerated stall. Contributing factors include the low altitude for recovery from the loop and…

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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