Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot was completing a local training sortie in Eskişehir when the twin engine aircraft collided in unknown circumstances with a North American T-6 Texan. The Kansan dove into the ground and crashed near the airport, killing the pilot.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Guadalajara AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1949

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Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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BHB-1504

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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3955

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1943

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Crashed shortly after takeoff from Guadalajara AFB, killing all four occupants.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Eskisehir: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1949

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Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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6856

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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3994

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1943

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Eskişehir

Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)

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Turkey

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Asia

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Eskisehir AFB while flying by night. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan in Angra dos Reis: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1948

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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Flight

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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Campo dos Afonsos - Campo dos Afonsos

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The crew left Campo dos Afonsos AFB for a local training flight. The twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances near Angra dos Reis, about 100 km west of Rio de Janeiro. The wreckage was found four days later, all seven crew members were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan near Osorio

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1948 at 1830 LT

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Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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102

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Florianópolis – Montevideo

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The Uruguayan Air Force was taking delivery of nine Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan and two Douglas C-47 that were transferred that day to their base in Montevideo. On the leg from Florianópolis to Montevideo, the aircraft suffered a fuel exhaustion and the crew elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft stalled and crashed on a hilly terrain located near Osorio. The aircraft was destroyed while all three crew members were injured.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan near Osorio: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1948 at 1830 LT

Type of aircraft:

Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan

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106

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Flight

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Delivery

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Plain, Valley

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Florianópolis – Montevideo

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The Uruguayan Air Force was taking delivery of nine Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan and two Douglas C-47 that were transferred that day to their base in Montevideo. On the leg from Florianópolis to Montevideo, the aircraft suffered a fuel exhaustion and the crew elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft hit trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located near Osorio. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.