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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft T34B · Medicine Bow, WY · April 8, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 8, 1964
Place
Medicine Bow, WY · MEDICINE BOW, WY
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6623CBeechcraft T34B
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184901

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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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2-0180   64/4/8    MEDICINE BOW WYO    BEECHCRAFT T34B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 143
        TIME - 1000                    N6623C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDICINE BOW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N6623C
Reported as
Beechcraft T34B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Medicine Bow

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.