# Accident 20101110051469A: Partenavia P 68 OBSERV, El Paso, TX, November 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0011° N, 106.5072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0011&lon=-106.5072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44956-2011-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Partenavia P 68 OBSERVER (registry code 6780103, https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68-observer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARTENAVIA P 68 OBSERV
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,562 total, 106 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11TA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11TA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101110051469A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 10, 2010 AT 1100 MST, N44956, A PARTENAVIA P68 OBSERVER, CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR EL PASO, TEXAS.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO CREW MEMBERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT FOR THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT ON A LOW ALTITUDE MISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.  VISUAL FLIGHT RULES CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND AN FAA FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN 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 CEN11TA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11TA064), Nov 10, 2010: Partenavia P.68 (N44956), Anthony, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct a low-level flight in mountainous terrain in an area where downdrafts were prevalent, resulting in the inadvertent loss of control and the collision with the terrain.

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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