Gulfstream American 980(695) N9789S

Summary

On 13 May 1982 at about 03:30 local time, a Gulfstream American 980(695) registered N9789S, operated by Stanley Eugene Wwaugh, was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 May 1982 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Cavern City

Coordinates

32.3991, -104.2308

Aircraft

Gulfstream American 980(695)

Registration

N9789S

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Stanley Eugene Wwaugh

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlsbad → Oklahoma City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW82FA173

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 1/2 MI SW OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 32L. THE RWY HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF WITH THE ACFT MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO AN AREA THAT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS. IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT WITH AN INDISTIGUISHABLE HORIZON SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. THERE WERE TWO BRIGHTLY LIT SOFTBALL COMPLEXES LOCATED TO THE NORTH TOWARD THE CITY. A WEATHER STUDY INDICATED PROBABLE MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE & UP & DOWN DRAFTS BELOW 7,000 FT MSL, & LIGHT TO MODERATE WIND SHEAR FROM THE SURFACE UP TO 300 FT AGL. A WITNESS WHO SAW THE FIREBALL STATED SHE HAD LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR BECAUSE A GUST OF WIND PUSHED HER CAR INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.