Travel Air 4000 crash, Jul 12, 1978, Tolleson Arizona
Travel Air 4000 accident on July 12, 1978 near Tolleson Arizona, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Collision with power lines during initial...
- Date: July 12, 1978
- Aircraft: Travel Air 4000
- Location: Tolleson Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Collision with power lines during initial climb after the pilot failed to reach flying speed; high density altitude was a contributing factor.
A Travel Air 4000 on an agricultural spraying flight struggled to gain height after takeoff from Tolleson, Arizona, struck power cables and crashed. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.