ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37809
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| Date: | Saturday 13 February 1988 |
| Time: | 03:59 |
| Type: |  Cessna 337H Turbo Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | New Mexico State Police |
| Registration: | N602SP |
| MSN: | 33701873 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3453 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-HB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Galisteo, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Santa Fe, NM (SAF) |
| Carlsbad, NM (CNM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON FEBRUARY 13, 1988 AT 0359 MST, N602SP DEPARTED THE SANTA FE airport ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT CONTACTED ABQ ARTCC AND CLIMBED 11,000 MSL. AFTER BEING AIRBORNE FOR 15 MINUTES THE ACFT WAS LOST OFF THE RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PLT COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED. AN AERIAL SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AND THE ACFT WAS FOUND AFTER DAYLIGHT. THE PLT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND A POST ACCIDENT FIRE. THE ACFT IMPACTED IN DESERT TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL, NOSE LOW, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY EVIDENCE TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X25048
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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