# Accident 19960824024349A: Cessna 441, Phoenix, AZ, August 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1996, 10:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4298° N, 112.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4298&lon=-112.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N832AD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,442 total, 103 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824024349A

## Narrative

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

DEICE BOOTS INFLATED FL240. DESCENDING PHX RIGHT WING IMPLODED. MUD DAUBERS CLOGGED FUEL AND BLEED AIR VENTS.

## 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 LAX96FA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA317), Aug 24, 1996: Cessna 441 (N832AD), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: blockage of the fuel vent system due to mud from wasp nest(s). Inadequate maintenance was a related factor.

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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