DEN65A0071

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft T-34A · Albuquerque, NM · May 9, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 9, 1965
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N10545Beechcraft T-34A
Status
Completed · report June 14, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178017

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0185   65/5/9  NR.ALBUQUERQUE N MEX  BEECHCRAFT T-34A    CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1915                    N10545              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         37, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, 220
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
          MISC-REDUCED LIGHT AT DUSK.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGHLINE DURING CAP SEARCH

Aircraft

Registration
N10545
Reported as
Beechcraft T-34A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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