# NTSB UNK64X1475: Beechcraft T34, N7973A, Midland, VA, April 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1964
- Place: Midland, VA · MIDLAND, VA
- Location: 38.5985° N, 77.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5985&lon=-77.7190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1475
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1475

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1049  64/4/26    MIDLAND VA          BEECHCRAFT T34      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 304
        TIME - 1718                    N7973A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7973A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7973A-1989-12-13), registration cancelled 1989-12-13, S/N G85 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT T34
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7973A (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL89FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA175), Jul 8, 1989: Beech A45 (N7973A), Troy, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING A AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT LOW ALTITUDE DUE TO HIS LACK OF AEROBATIC EXPERIENCE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN…

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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