Fox PEGAZAIR 100 N679WB
1 April 2001 · Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 2001 at about 16:45 local time, a Fox PEGAZAIR 100 registered N679WB was involved in an accident near Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Angel Fire (AXX)
- Coordinates
- 36.3894, -105.2700
- Aircraft
- Fox PEGAZAIR 100
- Registration
- N679WB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Angel Fire → Taos
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN01LA080
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A contributing factors was the gusty crosswind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The initial portion of the airplane's takeoff on runway 17 was normal. The wind was from 250 degrees at 15 knots. Just as the airplane lifted off, a crosswind blew it off the left side of the runway. The airplane struck a fence and nosed over. The pilot said that it was "likely that a wind gust in excess of the aircraft's capability was encountered."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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