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NTSB Record Lists Two Dead in Columbia LC41-550FG Accident Near Albuquerque

The accident record states the single-engine aircraft sustained substantial damage on March 6, 2026; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterUpdated Aug 7, 2026, 9:56 a.m. ET
people were killed when a single-engine came down near Albuquerque, New Mexico, at about 6:36 p.m. local time on March 6, 2026, according to the National Transportation Safety Board accident record. The record lists people aboard and fatalities. This is a developing account based on the accident record as it currently stands. The NTSB record identifies the aircraft as and lists the operator as . It classifies the flight as a Part 91 general aviation flight and states the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The NTSB is investigating. The cause has not been determined. Aircraft registry records describe as a single-engine piston landplane, serial number 41570, with a Continental Motors TSIO-550-C engine, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as Joseph M. Phillips; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. Geographic reference data places Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, at a settlement elevation of 4,967 feet, 3.9 miles northwest of Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) and 9. miles east-southeast of Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG); that locates the city, not the accident site. A weather observation recorded at KABQ, 3.9 miles away and 16 minutes from the reported time, showed wind from 360 degrees at 19 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered cloud at 20,000 feet and a temperature of 48°F. The observation is an instrument reading and is not stated to have any bearing on the accident. For the type, the NTSB database, which begins in 2008, contains four other cases involving the , of which one involved a fatality. That count is a matter of record and says nothing about the cause of this accident.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Registration
N2516S
Type
Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG — single-engine piston landplane
Engines
CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
Registered owner
Phillips Joseph MThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
4,967 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.9 miles NW of Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ/ABQ)

Sources

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Revision history

  1. Version 27 Aug 2026, 13:56current

    Corrected the bearings between Albuquerque and the two nearby airports to match the geographic reference data, and clarified that the elevation and bearings locate the settlement rather than the accident site.

  2. Version 15 Aug 2026, 16:35

    First published.

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