- Date
- August 15, 1974
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55987Boeing A75N1
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740815026019A
- Case key
- 134432
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2440 74/8/15 LAS CRUCES,N MEX BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N55987 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 36, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PHOENIX,ARIZ WALLKILL,NY UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55987
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Las Cruces Muni
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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.