# Accident 19830206005729A: Beech H35, Tucson, AZ, February 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1506° N, 110.9302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1506&lon=-110.9302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4687D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4687D-2016-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H35 (registry code 1151520, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Reported engine: CONT O470G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,106 total, 1,011 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206005729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX83FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA098), Feb 7, 1983: Beech H35 (N4687D), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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