Bell P-63C N73744
30 June 1968 · Mesa, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 June 1968 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell P-63C registered N73744, operated by Superstition A, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mesa, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falcon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell P-63C
- Registration
- N73744
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Superstition A
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2254
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
T/O DELAYED BY TRAFFIC. ENG CUTTING OUT ON T/O RUN. TEMP 110 DEG. PLT CONT T/O, ENG FAILED ON CLIMB
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell P-63C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1984 | Bell P-63C-5-BE | Madera, California, United States | Robert E. Rieser | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |