Bice David E BEARHAWK N1685
10 April 2018 · Edgewood, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 April 2018 at about 19:00 local time, a Bice David E BEARHAWK registered N1685, operated by Lane Aviation LLC., was involved in an accident near Edgewood, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edgewood, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sandia Airpark Estates East (1N1)
- Coordinates
- 35.0947, -106.1644
- Aircraft
- Bice David E BEARHAWK
- Registration
- N1685
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2008
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lane Aviation LLC.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Edgewood → Edgewood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA206
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 of the airplane during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped, experimental, amateur-built airplane, during landing, the airplane encountered a left crosswind gust. The pilot lost directional control of the airplane, and it exited the left side of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar. The METAR nearest the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was light and variable at 3 knots; there were no reported gusts. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bice David E BEARHAWK accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 2008 | Bice David E BEARHAWK | Double Eagle Airport, New Mexico, United States | Bice David E | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2018 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 | Placitas, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2018 | Cessna 180 | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Cessna T210 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Aerovodochody L 29 DELFIN | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2018 | Cessna 182 | Canoncito, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Taylorcraft BC12 D | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |