ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37975
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1982 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 695 Jetprop 980 |
| Owner/operator: | Stanley Eugene Wwaugh |
| Registration: | N9789S |
| MSN: | 95037 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 460 hours |
| Engine model: | AIRESEARCH TPE-331-501K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carlsbad-Cavern City Air Terminal, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Carlsbad, NM |
| Oklahoma City, OK (C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT 1/2 MI SW OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 32L. THE RWY HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF WITH THE ACFT MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO AN AREA THAT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS. IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT WITH AN INDISTIGUISHABLE HORIZON SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. THERE WERE TWO BRIGHTLY LIT SOFTBALL COMPLEXES LOCATED TO THE NORTH TOWARD THE CITY. A WEATHER STUDY INDICATED PROBABLE MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE & UP & DOWN DRAFTS BELOW 7,000 FT MSL, & LIGHT TO MODERATE WIND SHEAR FROM THE SURFACE UP TO 300 FT AGL. A WITNESS WHO SAW THE FIREBALL STATED SHE HAD LOST CONTROL OF HER CAR BECAUSE A GUST OF WIND PUSHED HER CAR INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X03444
Air Britain's Business Turboprops International 2009
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Feb-2012 11:56 | Gwydd | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 11-Feb-2012 11:56 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 31-Jul-2013 16:04 | wf | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source]] |
| 31-Jul-2013 20:04 | harro | Updated [Phase] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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