33.5092° N, 111.8990° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 7, 1985 · 07:30 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N113MA
Reported as
Cessna 414A
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total200 in this make and model65 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.
Copilot walked aft to close door and aircrafft tipped onto tail. Damage to aft bulkhead and skin.
As the FAA filed it
COPILOT WALKED AFT TO CLOSE DOOR AND AIRCRAFFT TIPPED ONTO TAIL. DAMAGE TO AFT BULKHEAD AND SKIN.