Skip to content

Atlas / NTSB / SEA93LA072

NTSB CAROL · Event

Event SEA93LA072

1993-03-02 RIVERTON, Wyoming, United States Airport · RIW Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N821SC

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-V

Year of manufacture

2003

Engine

ROLLS-ROYC BR 700 SERIES

Seats / Engines

20 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

20250623

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AB3625

Registrant of record

TVPX ARS INC TRUSTEE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM AN ABORT OF THE TAKEOFF AFTER OBSERVING A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. FACTORS INCLUDE IMPROPER USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PRODUCING EXPECTED POWER, AND ASSURED DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN THAT THE PROPELLER, THROTTLE, AND MIXTURE CONTROLS WERE FULL FORWARD. THE TAKEOFF USED ABOUT HALF THE LENGTH OF THE 8202 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, CLIMBED TO ABOUT 50 FEET AND WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND CRASHED IN A FIELD ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT NOTED THAT HE HAD EXPECTED TO TAKEOFF GROUND RUN TO BE ABOUT 2000 FEET, HE FAILED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_SEA93LA072.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.