# NTSB DEN66A0076: Boeing B-727, Tucson, AZ, April 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1966
- Place: Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66A0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0076

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0216  66/4/20    TUCSON ARIZ         DEHAVILAND DH114    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 9645
        TIME - 0605                    N1420Z              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 485 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  9                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- DEW ON WINDOWS RESTRICTED VISIBILITY OUT OF N1420Z
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0216  66/4/20    TUCSON ARIZ         BOEING B-727        CR-  0  0  9  TRAINING                  ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0605                    D-ABIT              PX-  0  0  0                            47, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            1541 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTNL
        OPERATOR - LUFTHANSA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: D-ABIT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Tucson Intnl

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N1420Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILAND DH114
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucson Intl

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.

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