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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Combs Earl W KITFOX SPEEDSTER · Truth Or Conseq, NM · May 1, 2011

Date: May 1, 2011 · 12:20 local
Place: Truth Or Conseq, NM
Airport: Truth Or Consequences Municipa
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N89MM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11FA312
Reported as: Combs Earl W Kitfox Speedster
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,500 total

N89MMRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Combs Earl W KITFOX SPEEDSTERS/N HBS055 · Built 1993 Airframe modelCombs Earl W KITFOX SPEEDSTER Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 1, 2011 at 1220 MDT, a kit fox speedster N89MM, registered to privacy data omitted, crashed at a point 1.36 NM on a bearing of O94 degrees from Truth or Consequences municipal airport, Truth or Consequences, new Mexico, while on a personal flight. Visual meterlogical conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at Truth or Consequences, new Mexico on may 1, at 1205 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 1, 2011 AT 1220 MDT, A KIT FOX SPEEDSTER N89MM, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED AT A POINT 1.36 NM ON A BEARING OF O94 DEGREES FROM TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METERLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO ON MAY 1, AT 1205 MDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11FA312Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportElephant Butte, NMThe pilot's loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.May 1, 2011 · Destroyed