Cortesy John E AIRBORNE EDGE-X N8072S

Summary

On 21 May 2008 at about 02:36 local time, a Cortesy John E AIRBORNE EDGE-X registered N8072S was involved in an accident near San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 May 2008 at 02:36

Classification

Accident

Location

San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

San Juan Pueblo NM (Q14)

Coordinates

36.0300, -106.0458

Aircraft

Cortesy John E AIRBORNE EDGE-X

Registration

N8072S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Espanola → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA150

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated in an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that this was his first ever flight in this airplane with a passenger onboard. The pilot stated that he attempted a short field takeoff when the engine lost power at 50 feet. The pilot lost control during the emergency landing impacted on the runway, bounced traveled about 90 feet, impacted a second time, then slid approximately 260 feet coming to rest on southeast edge of the runway. There was substantial damage to the airplane and minor injuries to both occupants.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.