Government Aircraft Fact (Gaf) NOMAD N22B incident near Birmingham, Alabama, March 3, 1988
On March 3, 1988 at about 1:15 pm local time, a Government Aircraft Fact (Gaf) NOMAD N22B, registered N422NE, suffered minor damage in an incident near Birmingham, Alabama (Birmingham Municipal airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 3, 1988 · about 1:15 pm local time
- Place
- Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Municipal
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Government Aircraft Fact (Gaf) NOMAD N22B
- Registration
- N422NE · no longer on the register · serial N22B105
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,200 hours in all; 88 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 796 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme; 13 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,500 lb
- Seats: 12
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Allison 250 B17C (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Air New Orleans
The flight
- Departed from: BHM at 12:40 pm
- Destination: MSY New Orleans LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,300 ft; scat at 900 ft
- Temperature: 59°F (15°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:50 pm from BHM, 40 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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