Beechcraft T-34B N4737C
20 May 1970 · New Bern, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1970 at about 11:31 local time, a Beechcraft T-34B registered N4737C, operated by NC Forest Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near New Bern, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Bern, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft T-34B
- Registration
- N4737C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- NC Forest Serv
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Kinston, Nc → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2750
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
FIRE-FIGHTING.SVR TURB, WND SHEARS CAUSED BY CNVTN, CROSS-CURRENTS.ACFT DESTROYED BY FOREST FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft T-34B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1970 | Beechcraft T-34B | Arlington, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1969 | Beechcraft T-34B | Bishop, Texas, United States | Navy Kingsvill | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft T-34B | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Yuma Marine AR | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1969 | Beechcraft T-34B | Orleans, Massachusetts, United States | Greenleaf Engi | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1969 | Beechcraft T-34B | Hanford, California, United States | Navy Lemore AE | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1969 | Beechcraft T-34B | Atsugi Nas, Asia | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |