Rockwell 690B accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 8, 1987
On October 8, 1987 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Rockwell 690B, registered N711TT, was destroyed in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico (Coronado airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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
- October 8, 1987 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Albuquerque, New Mexico · Coronado
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 690B
- Registration
- N711TT · registry record · serial 11362
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 17 AT CORONADO AIRPORT, 9 NM N OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM INTL ARPT. PLT SAID HE BROUGHT PROPS INTO REVERSE AND ACFT WENT OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RWY. PLT BROUGHT PROPS OUT OF REVERSE, REALIGNED ACFT ON RWY, AND REVERSED PROPS AGAIN. ACFT WENT OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RWY AND COLLIDED WITH RWY LIGHTS AND CULVERTS. RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. WITNESSES SAID APCH WAS TOO FAST WITH HIGH SINK RATE THAT WAS ARRESTED IN LANDING FLARE. PLT SAID HE DID NOT THINK THERE HAD BEEN ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, BUT LATER WROTE HE THOUGHT LEFT PROP FAILED TO REVERSE. EXAM OF ACFT REVEALED BOTH PROP BLADE TIPS CURLED OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF ROTATION ABOUT 6 IN FROM TIP.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 7,230 hours in all; 1,086 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 7,230 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,829 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 26, 1987; 40 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 10,325 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE331-5-251K (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2DT Oklahoma City OK at 7:30 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 17, 4,010 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 21 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 19°F (-7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:50 pm from ABQ, 9 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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