# NTSB LAX69A0073: Beech T-34A, N12263, Oracle, AZ, June 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1969
- Place: Oracle, AZ · ORACLE, AZ
- Location: 32.6084° N, 110.7823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oracle, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6084&lon=-110.7823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69A0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0073

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1887   69/6/3    ORACLE,ARIZ         BEECH T-34A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 300
        TIME - 1820                    N12263              PX-  1  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT UNQUALIFIED TO EXECUTE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12263](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12263-1969-07-22), registration cancelled 1969-07-22, S/N G-809 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34A
- Registry model: [Beech A45 (T-34A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45-t-34a) (registry code 1152024) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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