- Date
- July 24, 1974
- Place
- Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4951KNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740724023009A
- Case key
- 125810
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2069 74/7/24 AZTEC,N MEX NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 245 TIME - 0658 N4951K PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AZTEC,N MEX BRAWLEY,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.WITNESSES OBSERVED ACFT IN NOSE HI ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4951K
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aztec Muni
N4951KRegistered now · North American NAVION BAirframe modelNorth American NAVION BEngine modelLycoming GO-435
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.