ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 8674
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| Date: | Monday 29 March 1976 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 340 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4098L |
| MSN: | 340-0084 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, Ruidoso, New Mexico. -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, Ruidoso, New Mexico (RUI/KSRR) |
| Albuquerque,New Mexico | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) March 29 1976 when collided with trees during initial climb out from Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, Ruidoso, New Mexico. Both persons on board (pilot and one passenger) were killed. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S) - PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS; IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING; INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING"
Aircraft reportedly took off in thick fog with zero visibility. Aircraft initially posted as "missing" until wreckage recovered (recovery date of wreckage March 30, 1976 - late on the day following the accident). Aircraft destroyed, registration N4098L cancelled by the FAA on September 15, 1976
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DEN76AD046 at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=52812&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4098L
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/nm/N4098L/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Dec-2016 22:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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