MKC65A0062

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft T-34 · Hermosa, SD · April 22, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 22, 1965
Place
Hermosa, SD · HERMOSA, SD
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4988EBeechcraft T-34
Status
Completed · report June 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179254

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0213  65/4/22  NR.HERMOSA S DAK      BEECHCRAFT T-34     CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2500
        TIME - 1630                    N4988E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4988E
Reported as
Beechcraft T-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.