Plane Crash List

Tailwind A-M-1 N319M

22 April 1982 · Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 April 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Tailwind A-M-1 registered N319M, operated by J.d. Mullens, was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, New Mexico, 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 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
Coordinates
32.3992, -104.2291
Aircraft
Tailwind A-M-1
Registration
N319M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
J.d. Mullens
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Las Cruces → San Carlos
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW82DA147

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER AND AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE PROBLEM. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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