Tomball – Angel Fire

On August 31, 2008 at 08:45 PM, Tomball – Angel Fire experienced a crash involving Cessna 340, operated by Albert A. Norris, with the event recorded near Angel Fire-Colfax County New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot reported that he was cleared for a GPS approach and broke out of the clouds at 1,800 feet. He entered a left hand traffic pattern and his last recollection was turning base. He woke up in the crashed airplane which was on fire. The airplane was destroyed. An examination of airplane systems revealed no anomalies.

Aircraft reference details include registration N397RA, MSN 340A-0009, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.3931°, -105.2850°.