Temco D-16A N709T
24 October 1971 · Dragoon, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 October 1971 at about 18:30 local time, a Temco D-16A registered N709T, operated by Stewart Distri, was involved in an accident during in flight near Dragoon, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dragoon, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Temco D-16A
- Registration
- N709T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Stewart Distri
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Garland, Tex → Tucson, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4466
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
FLEW INTO OBSCURED MTN SLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Temco D-16A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1968 | Temco D-16A | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1968 | Temco D-16A | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1967 | Temco D-16A | Wayne, New Jersey, United States | Faeco MacHine | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1967 | Temco D-16A | Hassell, North Carolina, United States | Minwell, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1966 | Temco D-16A | Saginaw Tex, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1966 | Temco D-16A | Jackson Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |