# Accident 20050507010899A: Beech 23, Tucson, AZ, May 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1150° N, 110.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1150&lon=-110.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2388Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2388Q-2006-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 67 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050507010899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 11L AT TUS, TURNED CROSSWIND AT APPROX. 300 FT(AGL) AND AT APPROX. 400 FT(AGL) THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. PILOT ATTEMPTED A RE-START UNSUCCESSFULLY, LOST APPROX. 100 FT ALTITUDE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, TURNED BACK TO AIRPORT BUT TOUCHED DOWN ON FAIRLY LEVEL GROUND (DIRT) ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT (ALONE) WAS UNINJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST-EVENT FIRE.

## 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 LAX05LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA159), May 7, 2005: Beech 23 (N2388Q), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture and separation of the mixture control cable. The fatigue crack resulted from inadequate installation techniques by unknown maintenance personnel.

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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