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NTSB investigations, 1986, NM

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB DEN87FA039Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Crossroads, NMThe student plt with no simulated or actual instrument and a total of 9 hours night flt time called the amarillo FAA fss, who briefed him on wx for a flt from borger, Texas, to big spring, Texas, located 210 NM south. He was briefed on marginal VFR wx en…Dec 21, 1986 · N7821U · DestroyedNTSB DEN87IA031Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech C-99 · Albuquerque, NMMesa airline flt 114 was on a scheduled flt from Albuquerque to clovis, NM. Upon touchdown at clovis, the left landing gear began to collapse and a go-around was successful. The crew elected to return to Albuquerque where emerg equipment could stand by. After…Dec 18, 1986 · N7212P · Minor damageNTSB DEN87FA011Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Gallup, NMWhile flying at a low level spotting deer in mountainous terrain the plt attempted to fly over a ridgeline with terrain that rose faster than the acft climb capability. At low airspeed and altitude he initiated a turn to reverse course toward lower terrain.…Oct 30, 1986 · N65184 · DestroyedNTSB DEN87FA046Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Leyba, NMThe plt departed albuquerque on October 29, 1986, in his acft for an unknown destination. When he failed to return to his home, relatives notified local authorities. A search was begun and on January 23, 1987, the wreckage was found. The pilot was deceased…Oct 29, 1986 · N8323P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA257Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · Albuquerque, NMThe plt landed hard at the abq municipal arpt. The plt said he had runaway trim causing loss of control. The pax felt the plt lost control due to temporary physical incapacitation. Exam of the flt control system revealed no evidence of a flt control system…Sep 21, 1986 · N50BD · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FAMS3Accident · 2 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportMooney M20F · Cuba, NMThe acft departed a private airstrip in Cuba, NM, for the purpose of viewing real estate property before continuing to taos. State authorities were notified the following day when the plt failed to arrive at work. A search for the acft was conducted until…Sep 9, 1986 · N2688W · DestroyedNTSB DEN86FA246Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · Las Vegas, NMThe acft departed the albuquerque, new Mexico, coronado arpt, at 2248 MDT, September 1, 1986, en route to Las Vegas, new Mexico. When the acft failed to arrive as scheduled, a search was initiated. The flight was lost on radar at 2353 MDT, 15 nautical miles…Sep 2, 1986 · N83F · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Aztec, NMThe student plt was returning to the arpt after a local flt when the accident occurred. The plt aborted the first landing attempt on rwy 04. During the second landing attempt, the acft ran off the left side of the rwy, struck a dirt bank and nosed over. The…Sep 1, 1986 · N63302 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA243Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Dexter, NMPlt and pax were taking off from 1900 ft x 50 ft turf rwy 30. Plt said she lifted off at 45 mph and initiated climb of 55 mph. At 250 ft AGL acft suddenly lost 100 ft. acft then went into steep right bank. Acft cleared power lines. Right wing contacted ground…Aug 31, 1986 · N8856S · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA237Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Santa Fe, NMWhile flying through a mountain pass at an alt of 1,000 ft AGL, the plt encountered downdraft wind currents. The acft entered an uncontrollable descent and impacted in an alpine meadow.Aug 24, 1986 · N24151 · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Albuquerque, NMThe plt rprtd the acft was refueled to capacity at longmont, CO. Full capacity should have provided at least 3.6 hrs of flying time at normal consumption. After refueling, the acft was flown 1.3 hrs to fowler, CO, where it remained parked for a week. The plt…Aug 7, 1986 · N7681P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Albuquerque, NMAccording to the instructor (CFI), the student was making a practice landing when a sudden windshift occurred. He rprtd that when they were on the downwind for their 5th landing, the wind was from the wsw, but just before the landing, it changed to a…Aug 5, 1986 · N55297 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA214Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Albuquerque, NMWhile taxiing for takeoff in strong gusty wind conditions the aircraft was blown into an inverted position on the taxiway.Jul 31, 1986 · N3809R · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA207Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Taos, NMN76541 took off on rwy 04 on a high density altitude day. The acft was seen climbing with the nose high near the departure end of the rwy. The acft just cleared some electrical lines near the end of the rwy and then was observed to descend down to a height…Jul 25, 1986 · N76541 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGoertz Bushby Musting II · Ruidoso, NMN976J landed on rwy 18, which is 5,500 ft long and 75 wide and has a concrete surface. The wind was from 210 deg at 10 with gusts to 20 KTS. The plt reports that the crosswind caused a swerve to the right and the acft ran off the right side of the rwy. The…Jul 17, 1986 · N976J · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher ASW-20 · Hobbs, NMThe plt was participating in a soaring competion meet. While on the return portion of the flt, the plt encountered an area of insufficient lift & was unable to reach the arpt. During an off arpt landing, the left wing of the glider struck a mesquite bush &…Jul 12, 1986 · N13JR · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA200Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher ASW-20B · Hobbs, NMThe plt said that he was participating in a glider soaring contest when the accident occurred. He stated that he was flying on the second leg of the flt when he ran out of thermals to keep his glider flying, and he was forced to land prematurely. On a…Jul 11, 1986 · N26EE · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA190Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Cimarron, NMThe plt received a checkout in the acft prior to the accident and then flew to the philmont scout ranch located at approximately 9,000 foot MSL elevation. Ground witnesses stated that the acft was 'buzzing the area' and flew into an area of high terrain. The…Jul 6, 1986 · N2587B · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA189Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Hurley, NMDuring landing, one of the paxs in the Balloon basket suffered a broken ankle. Plt says landing was a normal rip out landing. Neither he nor pax knows how injury occurred.Jul 5, 1986 · N37486 · No damageNTSB DEN86FA170Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A150K · Silver City, NMThe student plt took a private plt for a sight seeing ride. The acft was over gross weight and the density alt was calculated to be 9,292 feet. On an approach to landing the student plt elected to go around. The surviving plt said that in a steep bank the…Jun 21, 1986 · N6DW · DestroyedNTSB DEN86FA165Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Mosquero, NMThe acft was observed flying at low altitude when it pitched up at a steep angle, climbed about 400 ft, rolled off on left wing, descended into the ground, exploded and burned. Post accident exam revealed the landing gear was retracted but the flaps were…Jun 18, 1986 · N333RS · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA161Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Santa Fe, NMThe plt stated that shortly after takeoff the engine began running rough and she was cleared by the tower to land on any rwy. The plt chose rwy 10. She added one notch of flaps over the rwy threshold and the acft continued to float, touching down with 1/3 of…Jun 15, 1986 · N52985 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Albuquerque, NMAcft was landing on rwy 17. Plt said he struck a rabbit with left main landing gear and lost all braking action on left side. Plt used right brake to decelerate but overran rwy end and struck dirt bank.May 15, 1986 · N21WL · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Berino, NMThe pilot reports that he was taking off on his third aerial app flt of the day. He said the wind was from the nw and very light and he was departing to the n. the density alt was calculated to be 5,200 ft. acceleration seemed to be normal until about two…May 9, 1986 · N4491Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B-2 · Santa Fe, NMAccording to the student plt, he was attempting to hover the helicopter when he encountered turbulence. The student plt stated that the hard landing which followed resulted in spreading the skids & severing the tailboom.Apr 25, 1986 · N4073G · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Crossroads, NMAccording to the plt, he was attempting to underfly powerlines over a public road during landing, when the aircraft contacted an unseen wire and crashed.Apr 14, 1986 · N2896L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12D · Santa Teresa, NMThe plt stated that he was performing touch & go landings. When the accident occurred. On the first landing a wind gust raised the right wing. The plt stated he 'tried to straighten out' the acft when it went off the right side of the rwy. The left main…Mar 30, 1986 · N43139 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA105Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Aztec, NMPlt and one pax departed eston, saskatchewan at 0600, en route to guaymas, Mexico for a vacation. Acft was refueled in billings, mt at 0900 and at grand junction, CO. Plt checked wx, filed VFR flight plan and departed grand junction at 1430, en route to…Mar 29, 1986 · CGIJZ · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas C-47 · Steins, NMWhile en route, the left eng of the C-47 lost partial pwr as a result of a cracked cylinder. The crew stated the left eng was shut down and additional pwr was applied to the right eng to compensate for the increasing rate of descent. The crew stated a short…Mar 23, 1986 · N37AP · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA101Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Albuquerque, NMThe acft crashed on the second aborted takeoff attempt. The plt said that the acft was not accelerating properly on the first attempt and that the eng lost power on the second attempt. Ground witnesses said that the air conditioner condenser door was open and…Mar 21, 1986 · N555EB · DestroyedNTSB DEN86FA099Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Silver City, NMThe 2 com rated plts were returning from a part 135 flt at night. The fuel tanks were inadvertently not switched from mains to aux. Fuel starvation occurred when acft was at low altitude. Insufficient altitude remained to restart the engines. Acft impacted…Mar 14, 1986 · N9867F · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA098Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Truth&Consequen, NMThe plt took off on a night IFR flt after being briefed on adverse wx which included severe turbulence and moderate mixed icing conditions. The acft was not equipped for flt in icing conditions. Radio and radar contact with the flt was lost in the vicinity of…Mar 11, 1986 · N7410P · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Santa Rosa, NMAccording to the plt, the eng quit during the initial climbout and the acft was substantially damaged during the subsequent forced landing. Post accident inspection disclosed the gascolator was broken which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.Mar 2, 1986 · N85255 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Quemado, NMThe plt said the wind was variable and gusty. When the takeoff was started there was a quartering headwind but as takeoff speed was reached the wind switched to a tailwind. The acft lifted off but immediately settled back to the rwy. The plt then added flaps…Feb 26, 1986 · N8935V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Alameda, NMThe student plt stated that during the landing, the aircraft bounced twice before it's nose gear collapsed. The student pilot said the aircraft nosed over onto its back following the nose gear collapse.Feb 19, 1986 · N6353M · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA077Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Dulce, NMThe plt with his 4 passengers, departed durango airport on an IFR flt plan en route to wichita, Kansas. The acft had a complete loss of pwr while climbing to attitude. The subsequent forced landing on unsuitable terrain resulted in substantial damage to the…Feb 17, 1986 · N5196W · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86FA076Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna T-210M · Albuquerque, NMThe plt took off on the 13,373 foot rwy in IMC conditions on an IFR flt plan. The arpt control twr controller observed the acft at midfield after takeoff, emitting black smoke and informed the plt. The plt requested and was cleared for landing. The acft was…Feb 8, 1986 · N210TA · DestroyedNTSB DEN86LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Truth Or Conseq, NMAccording to the pilot, during the landing roll he is accustomed to keeping the nose gear off the runway until the ground speed has slowed. The pilot stated he did not check the landing gear condition lights. Upon lowering the nose, the acft propeller and…Feb 2, 1986 · N761JP · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA073Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEipper Quicksilver MX II · Albuquerque, NMThe plt stated that while returning to the airfield, the eng quit as a result of fuel starvation. The plt was not certified and the aircraft was unregistered.Jan 23, 1986 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA068Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCameron 0-77 · Rio Rancho, NMThe plt stated that during the inflation of his balloon, the safety line holding the basket to his support vehicle broke during windy conditions. According to the plt, he tried to inflate the envelope in order to climb above buildings nearby. The plt…Jan 18, 1986 · N3SB · Substantial damageNTSB DEN86LA059Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth VENTUS-B · Alamogordo, NMUpon returning to the arpt, the plt decided to make a fly-by. The plt reported that while on a modified downwind at an alt of aprx 50 ft AGL, the glider which he was piloting encountered adverse winds and downdrafts. Control of the acft was lost and it…Jan 1, 1986 · N166JD · Destroyed