DEN73FQA06

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A60 · Roy, NM · July 26, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1972
Place
Roy, NM · ROY, NM
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N147EBeech A60
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168069

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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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3-2793  72/7/26    ROY,N MEX           BEECH A60           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 6000
        TIME - 0730                    N147E               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 ROY,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PWR REMAINED FULL ON.

Aircraft

Registration
N147E
Reported as
Beech A60
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Roy Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.