Douglas A-26C N4813E
26 June 1988 · Cimarron, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 June 1988 at about 23:15 local time, a Douglas A-26C registered N4813E, operated by Counselman, GUY E., was involved in an accident near Cimarron, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cimarron, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4995, -104.9099
- Aircraft
- Douglas A-26C
- Registration
- N4813E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Counselman, GUY E.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Goodland → Phoenix
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- DEN88FA138
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 PLT RCVD A WX BRIEFING BEFORE TAKEOFF, BUT DID NOT FILE A FLT PLAN. DRG THE FLT, THE ACFT (DOUGLAS A-26C, N4813E) CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT AN ELEV OF ABOUT 11,200' NEAR BALDY MOUNTAIN. SCOUTING PERSONNEL, WHO WERE CAMPED IN THE VICINITY, RPRTD THE WX WAS POOR WITH A LOW CEILING, RESTRICTED VISIBILITY, RAIN & HAIL. AN EXAM OF THE CRASH SITE REVEALED THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A STEEP, RIGHT WING LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. MUCH OF THE WRECKAGE COLLAPSED INTO THE IMPACT CRATER. THE DEGREE OF DESTRUCTION WAS CONSISTENT WITH A HIGH SPEED IMPACT. CHORDWISE SCRATCH MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE PROP BLADES. SEVERAL TREE BRANCHES & LIMBS AT THE CRASH SITE HAD SMOOTH CUTS. THE PLT WAS TYPE RATED IN THE A-26, BUT HIS CERTIFICATE HAD A LIMITATION THAT RESTRICTED HIM TO FLYING IT IN 'VFR ONLY.' NEITHER THE PLT NOR THE RATED PASSENGER HELD AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE RATED PASSENGER DID NOT HAVE A TYPE RATING IN THE A-26, BUT THE PLT POSSESSED A WAIVER TO FLY N4813E AS A SINGLE PLT AIRPLANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas A-26C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1971 | Douglas A-26C | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1970 | Douglas A-26C | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1969 | Douglas A-26C | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Aircraft Speci | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1967 | Douglas A-26C | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Nine-Ten Corpo | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 1988 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Raven RX-7 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1988 | Cessna 402 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | South Aero Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | Latham, Woody | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Aeronca 7AC | Gila, New Mexico, United States | Robert J. Agnew | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1988 | Raven S55A | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |