33.5092° N, 111.8990° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 5, 1987 · 15:13 local
Place
Scottsdale, AZ
Airport
Scottsdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N362MD
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU300
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,200 total800 in this make and model100 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.
Flew through a flight of 6 hang gliders during climb at 5000 ft MSL. Had to take evasive action.
As the FAA filed it
FLEW THROUGH A FLIGHT OF 6 HANG GLIDERS DURING CLIMB AT 5000 FT MSL. HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION.