| Date: | Friday 8 November 2002 |
| Time: | 14:57 |
| Type: |  IAI 1124A Westwind II |
| Owner/operator: | Richmor Aviation |
| Registration: | N61RS |
| MSN: | 384 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3428 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-3-1G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Taos, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS/KLAS) |
| Taos Airport, NM (TSM/KSKX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Westwind N61RS originated from Las Vegas at 13:53 and was destined for Taos to pick up a passenger. After passing the initial approach fix at 14:56, during an instrument approach to the destination airport, controllers heard a "MAYDAY" radio call, and radar contact was lost with the airplane at 1457:08, at an altitude of 14,700 feet msl. The Westwind entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's inadvertent flight into mountain wave weather conditions while IMC, resulting in a loss of aircraft control."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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