# NTSB LAX76AL001: Cessna 411, N4956T, Show Low, AZ, July 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1975
- Place: Show Low, AZ · SHOW LOW, AZ
- Location: 34.2542° N, 110.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Show Low, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2542&lon=-110.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1472   75/7/2  NR.SHOW LOW,AZ        CESSNA 411          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N4956T              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     44, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 58
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,AZ                SILVER CITY,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PEAK GUSTS 15K.PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK AT UNDET TIME.ALCOHOL CONTENT 0.26 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4956T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4956T-1975-08-18), registration cancelled 1975-08-18, S/N 411-0156, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 411
- Registry model: [Cessna 411](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-411) (registry code 2075902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750702018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750702018889A), Jul 2, 1975: Cessna 411, Show Low, AZ, Destroyed. Peak gusts 15K.pilot suffered heart attack at undet time. Alcohol content 0.26 pct.

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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