# Accident 19740104009149A: Rkwell NA26540, Midland, TX, January 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1974
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland-Odessa
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34W-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NA-265-40 (registry code 6402608, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26540
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,367 total, 2,769 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74AF050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740104009149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRG TKOF CLMB ACFT ENTRD HI-SPD DIVE,CRASHED.NR TOTL DESTRUCTION LMTD SCOPE&DECISVNES OF INVESTGTN

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW74AF050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF050), Jan 4, 1974: Na Rockwell 265-40 (N34W), Midland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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