Beechcraft 65-B80 N841NS
19 May 1972 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 May 1972 at about 12:29 local time, a Beechcraft 65-B80 registered N841NS, operated by Ross Aviation*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. 9 people were on board and 9 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Albuquerque Intnl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-B80
- Registration
- N841NS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ross Aviation*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Santa Fe, N Mex
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0006
People
9 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 9 | 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
FWD CARGO DOOR NOT SECURE, OPENED, CARGO DMGD L PROP, DOOR CAUSED ADDNL DRAG.DOOR UNSAFE SYS INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Albany, New York, United States | International | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Cold Water, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | Prestolite Co. | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Wanco, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Kent, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |