FTW69A0082

NTSB accident investigation · Beech T-34B · Bishop, TX · May 10, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 10, 1969
Place
Bishop, TX · BISHOP, TX
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3744Beech T-34B
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179807

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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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3-1681  69/5/10    BISHOP,TEX          BEECH T-34B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 276
        TIME - 0908                    N3744               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- STEEP BANKED TURNS AT LOW ALT WITH FULL FLAPS WHILE MANEUVERING WITH ANOTHER ACFT FOR AIR PICTURES

Aircraft

Registration
N3744
Reported as
Beech T-34B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.