Douglas B-26 N86469
4 May 1971 · Sprngrville, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 May 1971 at about 07:15 local time, a Douglas B-26 registered N86469, operated by Aero Union COR, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sprngrville, 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 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sprngrville, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas B-26
- Registration
- N86469
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aero Union COR
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Deming, N Mex → Winslow, Ariz
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1480
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
OBSERVED STEEP L BANK APPROACHING DROP ZONE.DENSALT APRX 7900FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1968 | Douglas B-26 | Show Low, Arizona, United States | Flight Enterpr | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1974 | Douglas B-26 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Reeder Fly SER | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Jun 1975 | Douglas B-26 | Billings, Montana, United States | Lynch Air Tank | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1967 | Douglas B-26 | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | Hughes Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1965 | Douglas B-26 | Oklahoma Cty Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1981 | Douglas B-26 | Edwards Afb, California, United States | Arvin Calspan | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |