# NTSB LAX71DUJ37: Beech 36, N7452N, Tucson, AZ, October 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1970
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1786  70/10/14   TUCSON,ARIZ         BEECH 36            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 8150
        TIME - 1817                    N7452N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INT'L
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT CLEARED TO LAND.ADVISED TO MAKE SHORT APPROACH,CAUTION WAKE TURBC. TURBC COVERED IN AIM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7452N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7452N-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N E-34, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36
- Registry model: [Beech 36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (registry code 1151602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucson Int'L

## Other investigations on N7452N (2)

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 DEN78FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA044-201232), May 14, 1978: Beech 36 (N7452N), Granite, CO, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DEN69F0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0038), Jul 11, 1968: Beech 36 (N7452N), Socorro, NM, substantial damage

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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