# NTSB DEN76FQA22: Bernardin MS-2, N4956E, Albuquerque, NM, October 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FQA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FQA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3219  75/10/18   ALBUQUERQUE,NM      BERNARDIN MS-2      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 285
        TIME - 0900                    N4956E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCQUIRE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,NM              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      48
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          350                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RELATIVE HUMIDITY 45%.EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID PERSONS IN EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4956E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4956E-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 1, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BERNARDIN MS-2
- Registry model: [Bernardin Sport MS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bernardin-sport-ms-2) (registry code 05601CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcquire Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751018034289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018034289A), Oct 18, 1975: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Relative humidity 45 .evasive maneuver to avoid persons in emergency landing area.

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.

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