N American AT-6D N1974M
5 June 1971 · North Cape May, New Jersey, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 June 1971 at about 15:40 local time, a N American AT-6D registered N1974M was involved in an accident during in flight near North Cape May, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Cape May, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cape May County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American AT-6D
- Registration
- N1974M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1695
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
NR5 PSN,6 PYLON 3.1MI AIR RACE.OVERTOOK N1046C, HIT RUDDER, CANOPY.OUTER 10FT WING SEPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other N American AT-6D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 1971 | N American AT-6D | Grant, Florida, United States | Flight Safety | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Oct 1971 | N American AT-6D | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1971 | N American AT-6D | North Cape May, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 1967 | N American AT-6D | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | Willey Optical | 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 | - |