# NTSB DEN68F0068: Beech T-34A, N421NM, Albuquerque, NM, August 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1967
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2674  67/8/12    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   BEECH T-34A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N421NM              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N421NM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421NM), registered now, S/N G-720, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34A
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alameda

## Other investigations on N421NM (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 DEN80FQA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FQA19), Feb 25, 1980: Beech A-45 (N421NM), Taos, NM, substantial damage

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.

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