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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