Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 3 December 1972
Aircraft Type: Howard Super Ventura
Owner/operator: Karan Corp.
Registration Number: N5033F
Location: Tucumcari Airport, NM (TCC) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Super Ventura aircraft crashed 471 feet left of runway 26 and 100 feet west of the runway threshold. The incident occurred due to low ceiling and miscellaneous acts, conditions not aligned with the intended landing area.A Super Ventura aircraft crashed 471 feet left of runway 26 and 100 feet west of the runway threshold. The incident occurred due to low ceiling and miscellaneous acts, conditions not aligned with the intended landing area.
Description
The Super Ventura crashed 471 feet left of runway 26 and 100 feet west of the runway threshold. PROBABLE CAUSE: misc-dscnt blo mda drg vor apch-reason not dtrmd FACTORS: weather – low ceiling miscellaneous acts,conditions – not aligned with runway/intended landing area
Primary Cause
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