- Date
- November 17, 1978
- Place
- Gallup, NM · GALLUP, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2973FAero Comdr 500S
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781117041969A
- Case key
- 138440
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3939 78/11/17 NR.GALLUP,NM AERO COMDR 500S CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1467 TIME - 0850 N2973F PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 517 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SENATOR CLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALLUP,NM ALBUQUERQUE,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FROST ON AIRCRAFT.TURBOCHARGERS NOT USED ON TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2973F
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Senator Clark
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.