Plane Crash List

Messrschmtt ME-109 N109DW

21 August 1978 · El Paso, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 August 1978 at about 14:00 local time, a Messrschmtt ME-109 registered N109DW was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near El Paso, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
El Paso Intl
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Messrschmtt ME-109
Registration
N109DW
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Ferry
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Faben, Tx → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1948

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ROLLS ROYCE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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