# NTSB Accident FTW97LA069
> **Aerostar RX-8** · 1996-12-22 · RIO RANCHO, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA069
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07167
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-12-22
- **Location:** RIO RANCHO, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.270401, -106.660186
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar
- **Model:** RX-8
- **Registration:** N6310T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent flight into high wind.

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