Price GLASAIR 1-RG N1190D

Summary

On 30 December 1999 at about 19:00 local time, a Price GLASAIR 1-RG registered N1190D was involved in an accident near Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 December 1999 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Sierra Blanca Reg Airport (SRR)

Coordinates

33.3507, -105.6810

Aircraft

Price GLASAIR 1-RG

Registration

N1190D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN00LA034

1 person had minor injuries.

The failure of the pilot to perform an adequate preflight, and the subsequent partial power loss as a result of water contamination in the fuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that shortly after takeoff, the engine 'started cutting out and was not developing enough power to maintain altitude.' The pilot made a shallow right turn and landed on a new crosswind runway which was still under construction. The runway was covered with snow, and shortly after touchdown the 'motor caught and I became airborne again.' During the second landing, the airplane impacted foot high gravel piles, and nosed over. The pilot said that he had been getting 'some water' from his fuel tank sump checks over the previous two months.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.