Na Rockwell 265-40 N34W
4 January 1974 · Midland, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 January 1974 at about 19:24 local time, a Na Rockwell 265-40 registered N34W, operated by Midwest Oil Co, was involved in an accident during in flight near Midland, Texas, 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 19:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midland-Odessa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Na Rockwell 265-40
- Registration
- N34W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Midwest Oil Co
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Denver, Colo → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2733
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
DRG TKOF CLMB ACFT ENTRD HI-SPD DIVE, CRASHED.NR TOTL DESTRUCTION LMTD SCOPE&DECISVNES OF INVESTGTN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Na Rockwell 265 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1974 | Na Rockwell 265-60 | Lancaster, Ohio, United States | Anchor Hocking | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |