Douglas A-26C N9301R
16 May 1969 · Silver City, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1969 at about 17:35 local time, a Douglas A-26C registered N9301R, operated by Aircraft Speci, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Silver City, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Silver City, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grant County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas A-26C
- Registration
- N9301R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aircraft Speci
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1291
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
R ENG FAILED INTERNALLY.UN TO CONT FLT DUE RISING TERRAIN. DENS ALT 7800 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas A-26C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1970 | Douglas A-26C | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1967 | Douglas A-26C | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Nine-Ten Corpo | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1971 | Douglas A-26C | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1988 | Douglas A-26C | Cimarron, New Mexico, United States | Counselman, GUY E. | Fatal | 2 |
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 |