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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airpts A9B · Marana, AZ · April 8, 1983

Date
April 8, 1983 · 19:20 local
Place
Marana, AZ
Airport
Aura Valley
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7909V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA189
Reported as
Airpts A9B
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540G1C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total50 in this make and model175 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.

Engine cowling not properly secured, opened on takeoff. Dragged a wing and cartwheeled trying to return to land.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE COWLING NOT PROPERLY SECURED, OPENED ON TAKEOFF. DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED TRYING TO RETURN TO LAND.

NTSB investigation

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