- Date
- December 22, 1987, 17:20 local (Dec 23, 1987, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Angel Fire, NM
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N27LHBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871222070979A
- Case key
- 17428
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private plt and five pax were returning home from a skiing trip. During takeoff the acft encountered a left crosswind from 270 degrees, at an estimated 40 knots. The plt lifted off early, then the wind pulled. The acft stalled and impacted right of the runway, damaging the main gear and wings. The acft came to rest nose down beside the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27LH
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-375
- Airframe hours
- 2,719
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Goodknight Cattle Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 16, 1986
- Destination
- 92F · Chattanooga, OK
- Airport
- E91 · Angel Fire, runway 35, 6,700 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,507 total · 1,667 in this make and model · 2,407 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 25 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.