Boeing B-17 N73648
12 July 1972 · Socorro, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 July 1972 at about 16:05 local time, a Boeing B-17 registered N73648, operated by Black Hill AVI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Socorro, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Socorro, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing B-17
- Registration
- N73648
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Black Hill AVI
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Alamogordo, N Mex → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3785
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
WITNESSES STATED PILOT WAS TOO LOW ON SECOND SLURRY RUN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1967 | Boeing B-17 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Aero Flite Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1964 | Boeing B-17 | Santiago Dom Rep, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Minor injuries | - |
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 | - |