North American NAVION N91735
3 April 1987 · Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1987 at about 18:47 local time, a North American NAVION registered N91735, operated by Richard B. Olwin, was involved in an accident near Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Alamos (LAM)
- Coordinates
- 35.8894, -106.2796
- Aircraft
- North American NAVION
- Registration
- N91735
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard B. Olwin
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Fe → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 INSTRUCTOR PLT WAS GIVING CROSS WIND INSTRUCTION TO A PRE-SOLO STUDENT PLT. DURING A CROSS WIND LANDING ATTEMPT, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE WINDS WERE OBSERVED AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN TO BE 150 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, A QUARTERING TAIL WIND FOR RWY 27. AFTER LANDING, THE ACFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LANDING AREA UNTIL COMING TO REST IN THE ARPT BOUNDARY FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 16 Jun 1986 | North American NAVION A | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | Janet L. Hodges | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1987 | Rockwell 690B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1987 | Aerostar S-66A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Alpine Adventures | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States | William Coker | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1987 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-24-260C | Timberon, New Mexico, United States | Blesius, Cornelius | Serious injuries | - |