32.1171° N, 110.9415° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 22, 2003 · 15:52 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
XABUX
Reported as
Lear 35LEAR
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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.
(-23) Daily report shows aircraft departed Tucson, AZ, encountered severe weather, and returned to Tucson. Hail damage to engine inlets and nosecone. Unable to contact airman.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DAILY REPORT SHOWS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TUCSON, AZ, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WEATHER, AND RETURNED TO TUCSON. HAIL DAMAGE TO ENGINE INLETS AND NOSECONE. UNABLE TO CONTACT AIRMAN.