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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Tucson, AZ · March 14, 1980

Date
March 14, 1980 · 16:45 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59RZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA064
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
9,590 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Indicates elevator balance weights not installed after repairs of same. Crashed out of control in pattern.

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES ELEVATOR BALANCE WEIGHTS NOT INSTALLED AFTER REPAIRS OF SAME. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL IN PATTERN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.