Aviation accident DEN01FA105

2 fatal · Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3DM · 2001-05-24 · Alamogordo, NM, USA

Event

NTSB number: DEN01FA105
Event ID: 20010611X01142
Type: Accident
Date: 2001-05-24
Location: Alamogordo, NM, USA
Coordinates: 32.759723, -105.807777

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Schempp-Hirth
Model: Nimbus-3DM
Registration: N11ZQ
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The flight crew's inadequate in-flight planning to fly over the mesa with insufficient altitude. A contributing factor was the downdraft weather condition

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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