Aviation accident DEN00LA034

Name: aviation accident: Price GLASAIR 1-RG near RUIDOSO (1999-12-30)
Start: 1999-12-30
Location: RUIDOSO, NM, USA

MINR · Price GLASAIR 1-RG · 1999-12-30 · RUIDOSO, NM, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN00LA034
Event ID: 20001212X20232
Type: Accident
Date: 1999-12-30
Location: RUIDOSO, NM, USA
Coordinates: 33.350681, -105.680976

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Price
Model: GLASAIR 1-RG
Registration: N1190D
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

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.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown