ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146670
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 07-JUL-2012 |
| Time: | 09:45 MDT |
| Type: | Lockwood AirCam (Mfr. Murray, Richard F.) |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N984AT |
| C/n / msn: | AC145 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mountains west of Taos, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Taos, NM |
| Taos, NM |
While maneuvering at low altitudes, the aircraft, an experimental Murray AirCam, N984AC, impacted the terrain in an open area near Taos, New Mexico, sustaining substantial damage. Based upon examination of the propellers, the right engine was not operating at impact.
The two passengers onboard the aircraft received serious injuries.
Sources:
http://www.taosnews.com/news/article_3d528cfe-c85c-11e1-b46d-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Couple-Survives-Small-Plane-Crash-161730845.html
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/09_984AT.txt
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120711X93004&key=1
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N984AT.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2012 11:34 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Jul-2012 13:11 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Jul-2012 11:23 | Geno | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2012 00:06 | 209.188.125.239 | Updated [Narrative] |
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