N American NA-265 N743R
13 April 1973 · Montrose, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 April 1973 at about 16:35 local time, a N American NA-265 registered N743R, operated by Continental AI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Montrose, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montrose, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Montrose
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American NA-265
- Registration
- N743R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Continental AI
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → Denver, Colo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0520
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
CONTD OPN OF L ENG AT CLIMB PWR AFTER UNWANTED IN-FLT DEPLOYMENT OF L ENG THRUST REVERSER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other N American NA-265 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1973 | N American NA-265 | Blaine, Minnesota, United States | Ziegler, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Apr 1973 | N American NA-265 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | U.s Steel Corp | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1972 | N American NA-265 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Olin Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1974 | N American NA-265 | Oklahoma Cty, Oklahoma, United States | Kerr-McGee COR | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 May 1972 | N American NA-265 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Whirlpool Corp | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1972 | N American NA-265 | White Plains, New York, United States | IBM Corporatio | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |