- Date
- June 2, 1988, 08:20 local (14:20 UTC)
- Place
- Maljamar, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1393RGulfstream American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880602017679A
- Case key
- 17373
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Analysis
While in slow flt at low level on a oil pipeline patrol demonstration flt, the acft entered a left turn and, according to witnesses, the nose suddenly dropped and the acft crashed in a vertical attitude. The acft was destroyed in the accident and both occupants received fatal injuries. There was no fire. The investigation disclosed no evidence of aircraft failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1393R
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-0793
- Airframe hours
- 2,742
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darrell C. Mcbride
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1988 · 196 hours before
- Departed
- CNM · Carlsbad, NM
- Destination
- CNM
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,040 total · 1,028 in this make and model · 744 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 23 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOB, 10 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.