# Accident 20150726010809A: Norton Claude C TAILWIND - W8, Portales, NM, July 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Portales, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1456° N, 103.4108° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1456&lon=-103.4108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N299CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N299CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norton Claude C TAILWIND - W8 (registry code 05607EO, https://openairdocs.org/model/norton-claude-c-tailwind-w8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTON CLAUDE C TAILWIND - W8
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150726010809A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN MISCALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE. DID ENGINE RUN-UP, DEPARTED AFTER LONG TAKE-OFF RUN, GOT AIRBORNE AND SLOWLY DESCENDED BACK TO EARTH. AIRMAN STATED "DENSITY ALTITUDE GOT ME."

## 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 GAA15CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA199), Jul 26, 2015: Norton Claude C Tailwind   W8 (N299CB), Portales, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack while maneuvering and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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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