# Accident 20080520838279A: Airbau EDGEX, Espanola, NM, May 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2008, 20:36 local time
- Place: Espanola, NM
- Airport: San Juan Pueblo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0300° N, 106.0458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0300&lon=-106.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8072S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072S-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cortesy John AIRBORNE EDGE-X (registry code 05901E0, https://openairdocs.org/model/cortesy-john-airborne-edge-x) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBAU EDGEX
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 150 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080520838279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2036 MDT ON MAY 20, 2008, N8072S, AN AIRBORNE EDGE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY THE OWNER, A CERTIFIED SPORT PILOT, EXPERIENCED COMPLETE POWER LOSS IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AT THE SAN JUAN PUEBLO AIRPORT, ESPANOLA, NM. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. IT WAS A HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. THIS WAS A LOCAL FLIGHT UNDER PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 DFW08CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA150), May 21, 2008: Cortesy, John E Airborne Edge-X (N8072S), San Juan Pueblo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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