Beechcraft A-45 N421NM
25 February 1980 · Taos, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 February 1980 at about 10:00 local time, a Beechcraft A-45 registered N421NM, operated by Civil Air Patr, was involved in an accident during in flight near Taos, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taos, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A-45
- Registration
- N421NM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Civil Air Patr
- Operating rule
- Civil Air Patrol
- Purpose of flight
- Search and Rescue
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Taos, Nm → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1985
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
CRASHED ON MTN APRX 12000FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1976 | Beechcraft A-45 | Summit Lake Ak, Alaska, United States | Civil Air Patr | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Sep 1971 | Beechcraft A-45 | Monroe, Connecticut, United States | Conn.wing | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2001 | Beechcraft A-45/T-34A | Claxton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |