Fernandez BABY ACE D N316F
25 August 1996 · New Raymer, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1996 at about 01:14 local time, a Fernandez BABY ACE D registered N316F was involved in an accident near New Raymer, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 01:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Raymer, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Williams Ranch (7CO4)
- Coordinates
- 40.6193, -103.7798
- Aircraft
- Fernandez BABY ACE D
- Registration
- N316F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW96LA359
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control for reasons undetermined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that when he turned onto final approach, the 'aircraft seemed to drop out of (the) sky from a wings level attitude.' A witness stated he observed the pilot perform 'a very nicely executed' wingover from an altitude of 150 to 200 feet and collide with the ground. One pilot said there was a 10 knot wind out of the east prior to the accident. Immediately after the accident, he observed 'a column of vertical dust southwest of the airport (appeared like a microburst),' and felt the accident pilot may have encountered a sudden wind shift.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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