- Date
- January 5, 1975
- Place
- Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88EMBeech D50E
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750105000369A
- Case key
- 146935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0144 75/1/5 MIDLAND,TX BEECH D50E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1771 TIME - 1858 N88EM PX- 0 1 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REGIONAL AIR TERM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUIDOSA,NM MIDLAND,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ REMARKS- HIT UNLTD PWR POLES & WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88EM
- Reported as
- Beech D50E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Regional Air Term
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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