# Accident 20180508014979A: Robert Diven NIEUPORT 17, Las Cruces, NM, May 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Las Cruces International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2894° N, 106.9219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2894&lon=-106.9219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315BD-2019-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diven Robert NIEUPORT 17 (registry code 056343P, https://openairdocs.org/model/diven-robert-nieuport-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Subaru EA-81 (registry code 59052, https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-ea-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROBERT DIVEN NIEUPORT 17
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180508014979A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 08, 2018, AT 08:47 MST,  AN NIEUPORT 17, N315BD, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF,  APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLDS DEPARTURE END, AND WHILE ON ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LRU), NM. ON MAY 05, 2018 AT 0847 MST.

## 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 GAA18CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA266), May 8, 2018: Diven Robert Nieuport 17 (N315BD), Las Cruces, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a positive climb rate after takeoff in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in a collision with 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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