- Date
- January 30, 1981
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-GUWSAero Comdr 560F
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0001 81/1/30 LAS CRUCES,NM AERO COMDR 560F CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2500 TIME - 2000 C-GUWS PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TX TUCSON,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: GEARS,REDUCTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- REDUCTION GEAR ASSY FAILED.DSNDD TO 50FT AGL WO FEATHERING ENG,HIT PWR LN.DARK NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GUWS
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage