- Date
- March 30, 1984, 14:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place
- Los Lunas, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3274QGulfstream 500 Commander
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840330007819A
- Case key
- 16357
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
A non-rated person stole the aerocommander, added 10 gallons of fuel to the empty tanks took off and both engines failed. The acft landed on hwy 85, the gear collapsed on landing and the acft came to rest in a ditch. Post accident investigation revealed only a trace of fuel onboard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3274Q
- Reported as
- Gulfstream 500 Commander (500 COMMAN)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 742
- Airframe hours
- 4,000
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-540-A2B, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Morgan Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- E98 · Mid Valley
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 241° at 17 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABQ, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.