19830127059269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Scottsdale, AZ · January 27, 1983

Date
January 27, 1983 · 18:59 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N440MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA083
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE33110
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
9,945 total957 in this make and model81 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.

Aircraft crashed approaching airport for landing. Turbulence and heavy rain were reported at accident scene.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROACHING AIRPORT FOR LANDING. TURBULENCE AND HEAVY RAIN WERE REPORTED AT ACCIDENT SCENE.

NTSB investigation

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