Accident Beechcraft D50A N332B, Sunday 20 October 1985
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Date:Sunday 20 October 1985
Time:13:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft D50A
Owner/operator:Leon Taylor
Registration: N332B
MSN: DH-178
Year of manufacture:1958
Engine model:Lycoming GO-480-G2D6
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:T/c, NM -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Chino, CA (KCNO)
Destination airport:Denver, CO
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
A PERSON IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS LEON TAYLOR, NOTIFIED THE FAA IN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., THAT THE TWIN-BONANZA ACFT HE WAS PILOTING, OVERRAN THE IMPROVISED AIRSTRIP WHERE HE WAS ATTEMPTTING TO LAND & CRASHED. MR TAYLOR WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. THE N.M. STATE POLICE & U.S. CUSTOMS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE PLT AT VARIOUS ADDRESSES THRUOUT THE MID- & SW U.S., BUT WERE UNABLE. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS STATED THE ACFT HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE AIRSTRIP & THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. THE FAA HAS NO RECORD OF MR. TAYLOR ON FILE.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN86LA012
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN86LA012

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Revision history:

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