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Pzl WILGA 104-80 N214AL

8 July 2003 · Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 July 2003 at about 13:50 local time, a Pzl WILGA 104-80 registered N214AL was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, 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 13:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Private Strip (PVT)
Coordinates
35.6691, -105.9490
Aircraft
Pzl WILGA 104-80
Registration
N214AL
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Santa Fe → Los Cinaga
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN03LA124

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On approach to land, the airspeed went from 50 knots to 30 knots. The airplane began to descend rapidly and impacted the terrain. The airplane nosed over and slid approximately 100 feet before going down an embankment on the left side of the runway, substantially damaging the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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