# NTSB LAX72FUJ18: Beechcraft T-34B, N9880, Yuma, AZ, June 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1971
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0893  71/6/25    YUMA,ARIZ           BEECHCRAFT T-34B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35,
        TIME - 1920                    N9880               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  447 TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  AUX 4
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YUMA,ARIZ                   LOCAL                        AUX 4,YUMA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- UNAUZD USE OF ACFT. L WG HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9880](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9880-1978-01-03), registration cancelled 1978-01-03, S/N BG-252, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT T-34B
- Registry model: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Aux 4

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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