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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35A · Tucson, AZ · August 2, 1987

Date
August 2, 1987 · 16:30 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8402N
Reported as
Beech V35A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total1,200 in this make and model90 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.

Wind lifted wing as aircraft attempted to taxi in thunderstorm. Wingtip struck runway. Medical expired.

As the FAA filed it

WIND LIFTED WING AS AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI IN THUNDERSTORM. WINGTIP STRUCK RUNWAY. MEDICAL EXPIRED.