Albuguerque Internat'l Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87100
Friday, October 25, 1985 8:35 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE WIFE OF THE PLT RADIOED HER HUSBAND HAD BECOME INCAPACITATED. TWO FLT INSTRUCTORS DEPARTED IN ANOTHER ACFT TO ASSIST THE NON-RATED WIFE, AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY ALBUQUERQUE APCH CONTROL. THE FLT INSTRUCTORS WERE ABLE TO ASSIST THE NON-RATED WIFE THROUGH RADIO TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL SHE LANDED THE ACFT. EVEN THOUGH THE ACFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING, THE WIFE WAS NOT INJURED. HER HUSBAND HAD DIED AS A RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK IN FLT. THE PLT WAS OCCUPYING THE LEFT SEAT WHEN HE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/25/1985
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 835
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City ALBUQUERQUE
Event State NEW MEXICO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 87100
Event Date Year 1985
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport ALBUGUERQUE INTERNAT'L
Event Location Nearest Airport ID ABQ
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 5352
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 851 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID ABQ
Elevation of weather observation facility 5352
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 69
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 12
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 340
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 6202
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2331
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 25 1985 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 935
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 29783
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N90333
NTSB Number DEN86LA014
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name GLOBE
Aircraft Model GC-1B
Aircraft Series Identifier GC-1B
Aircraft Serial Number 347
Certified Max Gross Weight 1710
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Oct 1 1985 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 6
Airframe Hours 1568
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CHARLES EMMETT EVES
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3005 DEL SUR
Aircraft Owner City ALAMOGORDO
Aircraft Owner State NM
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 88310
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code ALM
Departure City ALAMOGORDO
Departure State NM
Departure Country
Departure Time 704
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 8
Runway Length 13375
Runway Width 300
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --