- Date
- June 26, 1988, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cimarron, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4813EDouglas A-26C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880626025839A
- Case key
- 17378
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rcvd a wx briefing before takeoff, but did not file a flt plan. Drg the flt, the acft (Douglas A-26C, N4813E) crashed in mountainous terrain at an elev of about 11,200' near baldy mountain. Scouting personnel, who were camped in the vicinity, rprtd the wx was poor with a low ceiling, restricted visibility, rain & hail. An exam of the crash site revealed the acft impacted in a steep, right wing low, nose low attitude. Much of the wreckage collapsed into the impact crater. The degree of destruction was consistent with a high speed impact. Chordwise scratch marks were found on the prop blades. Several tree branches & limbs at the crash site had smooth cuts. The plt was type rated in the A-26, but his certificate had a limitation that restricted him to flying it in 'VFR only.' Neither the plt nor the rated passenger held an instrument rating. The rated passenger did not have a type rating in the A-26, but the plt possessed a waiver to fly N4813E as a single plt airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4813E
- Reported as
- Douglas A-26C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 29243
- Engine
- P&W R-2800, 1,100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Counselman, Guy E.
- Registered owner
- Dr. Ed Counselman
- Departed
- GLD · Goodland, KS
- Destination
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,086 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.