Beechcraft 35 N3267V
30 June 1984 · Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 June 1984 at about 18:00 local time, a Beechcraft 35 registered N3267V, operated by Thomas J Matatall, was involved in an accident near Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Alameda (Q64)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 35
- Registration
- N3267V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas J Matatall
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84FA202
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
ACCORDING TO ARPT PERSONNEL THE PLT WAS KNOWN TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON HIS ACFT. THE PLT WAS NOT A LICENSED A&P. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT TOOKOFF AND CLIMBED TO APRX 200 TO 250 FT AND THE ENG QUIT. THE ACFT CLIMBED 'A LITTLE MORE', THEN MADE A LEFT BANK TURN OF APRX 60 TO 70 DEGREES. ONE WITNESS STATED, 'I SAW THE AIRPLANE STALL AND DIVE NOSE DOWN. THE LEFT WING WAS LOW AND THE TRACK APPEARED LIKE A STEEP FORWARD SIDE SLIP.' POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT PIN IN THE FUEL PUMP WAS WORN TO THE POINT THAT MARGINAL ENGAGEMENT COULD HAVE BEEN EXPECTED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF FUEL PUMP DRIVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Park Hall, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft 35-C33 | Roundup, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Sanford, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Nashville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-34-200T | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Helio H-295 | Dulce, New Mexico, United States | Southwest Safaris | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-36-375 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 170B | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1984 | Scheibe Flugzeugbau ZUGVOGEL IIIB | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1984 | Cessna 182K | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |