LAX76AL086

NTSB accident investigation · Beech N35 · Tucson, AZ · July 2, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 2, 1976
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N33BLBeech N35
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154381

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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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3-1830   76/7/2    TUCSON,AZ           BEECH N35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2413
        TIME - 0521                    N33BL               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CA.               MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- ACFT ON AUTO-PILOT.

Aircraft

Registration
N33BL
Reported as
Beech N35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ryan Field

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.