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DEN91LA124

1991-09-02 · LORDSBURG, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N61248

Make / Model
BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Year of manufacture
1946 · 45 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640130
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7F931

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH ADVERSE WIND (DOWNDRAFT).

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING HIS TAKEOFF CLIMB, HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT HIS AIRSPEED FROM DROPPING DANGEROUSLY LOW AS HE TRIED TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. HE SAID HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A RELATIVELY FLAT ATTITUDE AND THEN STRUCK SOME RISING TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_DEN91LA124.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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