- Date
- May 8, 1979
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3432QCessna 320E
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790508015269A
- Case key
- 135917
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1826 79/5/8 TUCSON,AZ CESSNA 320E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 2048 TIME - 1844 N3432Q PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 768 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TUCSON,AZ TUCSON,AZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3432Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 320E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tucson Intl
N3432QRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Cessna 320EAirframe modelCessna 320EEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3432Q · 1
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