- Date
- May 4, 1971
- Place
- Sprngrville, AZ · SPRNGRVILLE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86469Douglas B-26
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161264
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1480 71/5/4 SPRNGRVILLE,ARIZ DOUGLAS B-26 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0715 N86469 PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL 49, 17000 TOTAL HOURS, 17 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEMING,N MEX WINSLOW,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 43 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBSERVED STEEP L BANK APPROACHING DROP ZONE.DENS ALT APRX 7900FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86469
- Reported as
- Douglas B-26
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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