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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 401 · Sunflower, AZ · March 18, 1982

Date
March 18, 1982 · 12:10 local
Place
Sunflower, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N499W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82FA111
Reported as
Cessna 401
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
2,950 total364 in this make and model279 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Aircraft crashed on IFR flight. Pilot reported engine problem. Other aircraft in area reported icing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON IFR FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM. OTHER AIRCRAFT IN AREA REPORTED ICING.

NTSB investigation

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