# Accident 20150808014389A: Aeros Ltd AEROS-2, Albuquerque, NM, August 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2015, 09:08 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3022° N, 107.1567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3022&lon=-107.1567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5982V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5982V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeros AEROS-2 (registry code 05903D6, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeros-aeros-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROS LTD AEROS-2
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 221 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150808014389A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2015 AT 0900 MDT, AN AEROS II, N5982V,  ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE TWENTY MILES WEST, NORTHWEST OF DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WHILE CONDUCTING A LOW LEVEL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SPORT PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, ON AUGUST 8, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 MDT.

## 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 CEN15LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA359), Aug 8, 2015: Aeros Aeros 2 (N5982V), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ultralight airplane’s encounter with a downdraft in mountainous terrain, which resulted in a descent into trees.

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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