- Date
- February 25, 1980
- Place
- Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N421NMBeech A-45
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800225005109A
- Case key
- 131547
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1985 80/2/25 NR.TAOS,NM BEECH A-45 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7000 TIME - 1000 N421NM PX- 0 1 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TAOS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE REMARKS- CRASHED ON MTN APRX 12000FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N421NM
- Reported as
- Beech A-45
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N421NM · 1
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