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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Santa Rosa, NM · July 26, 1985

Date: July 26, 1985 · 05:00 local
Place: Santa Rosa, NM
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N130T
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85FA200
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520BA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,032 total0 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Impacted ground in a steep nose low attitude in darkness. Thunderstorms reported in the area.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED GROUND IN A STEEP NOSE LOW ATTITUDE IN DARKNESS. THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED IN THE AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN85FA200Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSanta Rosa, NMThe plt departed dalhart, TX on a night x-country to quemedo, NM. En route he stopped and picked up a friend at hereford, TX. He did not file a flt plan. He was lost off of radar just west of Santa Rosa, NM, where the wreckage was later found. The acft was…Jul 26, 1985 · Destroyed