# Accident 20070805014869A: Beech E90, Ruidosa, NM, August 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2007, 21:37 local time
- Place: Ruidosa, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NE6A
- Location: 33.4592° N, 105.4533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4592&lon=-105.4533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369CD-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,792 total, 23 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07MA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07MA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070805014869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 ON AUGUST 5, 2007 N369CD A BE-90, OPERATED BY ENCHANTMENT AVIATION INC. DBA SOUTHWEST MEDEVAC, DEPARTED SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT ENROUTE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH ONE ATP RATED PILOT, FLIGHT NURSE, PARAMEDIC, A FIFTEEN MONTH OLD FEMALE PATIENT AND HER MOTHER ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 06 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 3.6 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 135 LIFGUARD FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE CREATING A DEBRIS FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET LONG AND 80 FEET WIDE.

## 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 DEN07MA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07MA134), Aug 6, 2007: Beech E90B (N369CD), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: Failure to maintain clearance from terrain due to spatial disorientation.

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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