Beech A36TC accident near Tucumcari, NM
On November 27, 1996, a Beech A36TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tucumcari, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 27, 1996
- Place
- Tucumcari, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech A36TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.159°N, 103.720°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07023
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 27, 1996, at 1224 mountain standard time, a Beech A36TC airplane, N48PD, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during a forced landing near Tucumcari, New Mexico. The non-instrument rated private pilot was fatally injured and his two passengers received serious injuries. The airplane, registered to and operated by Desert Aero Inc., was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal cross country flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The airplane departed Addison, Texas, at approximately 0936. During interviews conducted by the investigator-in-charge, and on the enclosed statements, local authorities and witnesses reported the following information. The final destination of the flight was Sante Fe, New Mexico, with a planned en route stop at Albuquerque, New Mexico. After the pilot obtained an in flight weather update for New Mexico, he elected to land at Tucumcari and monitor the weather before continuing his flight to Albuquerque. At 1215, prior to entering the traffic pattern at Tucumcari, the pilot requested and received an airport advisory of "winds 5 to 10 knots from the west favoring runway 26." About 10 minutes later, the pilot reported entering the pattern on a left downwind. Two minutes later the pilot transmitted "engine quit coming in." The unicom operator observed the airplane at an estimated altitude of 150 to 200 feet AGL. The witness observed the airplane "with the left wing low, then perpendicular to the sky, followed by a nose low impact." Local authorit
Probable cause
the total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
