Beechcraft A36 N3154W
21 February 1980 · Taos, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 February 1980 at about 18:04 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N3154W, operated by RRC Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Taos, New Mexico, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Taos, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N3154W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RRC Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Amarillo, Tx → Durango, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2509
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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
RECOVERY DATE 8/16/80.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1980 | Beechcraft A36 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 30 Jun 1980 | Beechcraft A36 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Beechcraft A36 | Bryan, Texas, United States | Dalworth Tool | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1980 | Beechcraft A36 | Huntington, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Beechcraft A36 | Los Banos, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Apr 1980 | Beechcraft A36 | Albemarle, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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 | - |