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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech H35 · Tucson, AZ · February 6, 1983

Date
February 6, 1983 · 18:00 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4687D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FA098
Reported as
Beech H35
Reported engine
Continental O470G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,106 total1,011 in this make and model187 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.

Caught in wake turbulence that flipped aircraft on its back. Landed with severely damaged elevons.

As the FAA filed it

CAUGHT IN WAKE TURBULENCE THAT FLIPPED AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. LANDED WITH SEVERELY DAMAGED ELEVONS.

NTSB investigation

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