# NTSB LAX72DUJ21: Beech A33, N9741Y, Tonopah, AZ, July 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1971
- Place: Tonopah, AZ · TONOPAH, AZ
- Location: 33.4880° N, 112.9308° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tonopah, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4880&lon=-112.9308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2659  71/7/12    TONOPAH,ARIZ        BEECH A33           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1000                    N9741Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOME,ARIZ                   TONOPAH,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD DUST DEVIL.HIT ROCK PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9741Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9741Y), registered now, S/N CD-610, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A33
- Registry model: [Beech 35-B33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-b33) (registry code 1151406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner Ranch

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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