Beechcraft 65-80 N252Q
9 December 1971 · Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 December 1971 at about 14:53 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N252Q, operated by Monarch Tile M, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States
- Nearest airport
- Will Rogers
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N252Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Monarch Tile M
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Shreveport, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3981
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 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
OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 550 LBS.L ENG NR 5 CONROD CAP FAILED.PLT FEATH L PROP, TURNED INTO DEAD ENG
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1971 | Beechcraft 65 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | BEN M.hogan Co | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Fayetteville, Georgia, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Milo, Oklahoma, United States | Labina Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | McCall, Idaho, United States | Sun Valley Ai* | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1971 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Modine Manufac | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft 65 | Newport, Vermont, United States | - | Serious 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 | - |