Beechcraft A24R N24578
10 February 1973 · Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 February 1973 at about 14:20 local time, a Beechcraft A24R registered N24578, operated by Tucson Becrft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A24R
- Registration
- N24578
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tucson Becrft
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0104
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
FLT PHASE UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A24R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft A24R | Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States | Embry Riddle A | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft A24R | Piqua, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1973 | Beechcraft A24R | Lost Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft A24R | Jackson, Michigan, United States | General Aviati | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft A24R | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Union Health A | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1974 | Beechcraft A24R | Augusta, Maine, United States | William L Perr | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |