LAX71DUJ81

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 18 · Tucson, AZ · January 31, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 31, 1971
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8050HBeech 18
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160060

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0291  71/1/31    TUCSON,ARIZ         BEECH 18            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 5000
        TIME - 1330                    N8050H              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- DRG GND RUN PROP TEST ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE.DRG ROLL OUT,PLT OBSVD CAR ON RWY,SWERVED ACFT,LOST CTL

Aircraft

Registration
N8050H
Reported as
Beech 18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Downtown

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.