- Date
- May 19, 1972
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 9 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N841NSBeech 65-B80
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79357
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0006 72/5/19 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX BEECH 65-B80 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1229 N841NS PX- 8 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 48, 6769 TOTAL HOURS, 411 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX SANTA FE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FWD CARGO DOOR NOT SECURE,OPENED,CARGO DMGD L PROP,DOOR CAUSED ADDNL DRAG.DOOR UNSAFE SYS INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N841NS
- Reported as
- Beech 65-B80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Albuquerque Intnl
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