Mikoyan Mig MIG-17 N508M

Summary

On 25 March 2004 at about 14:28 local time, a Mikoyan Mig MIG-17 registered N508M, operated by George L. Cambron, was involved in an accident near Truth or Conseq, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 March 2004 at 14:28

Classification

Accident

Location

Truth or Conseq, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

33.3194, -107.3917

Aircraft

Mikoyan Mig MIG-17

Registration

N508M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

George L. Cambron

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Roswell → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04LA055

1 person died.

the loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons resulting in impact with desert terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot checked in with the air traffic control center and was cleared to Flight Level 350. Approximately 28 minutes into the flight the pilot told the center that his right underwing fuel tank was not transferring fuel and that he needed to declare an emergency. The controller asked the pilot where he wanted to proceed. the pilot responded with his intended destination. Two minutes later, radar contact with the airplane was lost. Shortly following the loss of radar contact, the center began tracking several targets that fanned out to the northwest and east of the airplane's last recorded position. The airplane wreckage was discovered 2 days later in a crater approximately 3.5 nautical miles northwest of the last radar return. An examination of recovered components showed that the two underwing fuel tanks separated from the airplane prior to its impact with the ground. The examination also showed that components associated with the airplane's cockpit area were subjected to a fire of short duration and low temperature. No other anomalies were found.

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