- Date
- August 14, 1982, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Timberon, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2996KLuscombe 8E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820814040519A
- Case key
- 72818
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Terrain condition - risingFactor
Terrain condition - mountainous/hillyFactor
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Analysis
Plt stated he could not gain sufficient altitude to clear terrain. A witness observed the acft at approximately 150-200 ft AGL, well below the top of the canyon.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2996K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5723
- Airframe hours
- 2,692
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ray Wilson
- Registered owner
- Ray Wilson
- Departed
- Timberon, NM
- Destination
- Alamogordo, NM
N2996KRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2012 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 222 total · 16 in this make and model · 181 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 162 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.