NTSB CAROL · Event
Event DEN88FA199
Registry · N71949
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DASSAULT FALCON 2000EX
Year of manufacture
2019
Engine
P&W CANADA PW308C
Seats / Engines
19 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20241230
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9A082
Registrant of record
WILSHIRE RENTAL CORP
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT WAS APRX 200 FT AGL ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, BUT CLOSE IN TO THE RWY AS IT RETURNED TO THE ARPT FOR LANDING. ACFT ENTERED A 60 DEG RIGHT BANK TO BASE LEG. NOSE ROSE SLIGHTLY AND ACFT ROLLED INVERTED. ACFT MADE ONE-HALF TO THREE-QUARTERS SPIN BEFORE IMPACTING GROUND. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OF AIRFRAME OR FLT CONTROLS. VMC PREVAILED. COMMERCIAL PLT WAS A STUDENT AT THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1988_DEN88FA199.txt.
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