Beechcraft 56TC N5488U
22 March 1969 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 March 1969 at about 19:38 local time, a Beechcraft 56TC registered N5488U was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 56TC
- Registration
- N5488U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0749
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT/OWNR ENGAGED COML PLT FOR 2ND LEG FLT-MONTERY MEX-LAREDO TEX-S.ANTONIO.C-PLT NOT EXPR IN 56TC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 56 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft 56T | Flushing, Michigan, United States | Supertest Petr | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1969 | Beechcraft 56TC | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Hartzog Schnec | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Beechcraft 56TC | Hawthorne, California, United States | Electronics SP | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1970 | Beechcraft 56TC | Bakersfield, California, United States | Owens Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1970 | Beechcraft 56TC | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Hy-Line Poultr | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft 56TC | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Carroll Const | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |