# NTSB LAX79FUJ58: Beech N35, N9493Y, Tucson, AZ, March 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1979
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0956  79/3/23    TUCSON,AZ           BEECH N35           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 88, 5000
        TIME - 1642                    N9493Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCSON INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAZATLAN,MEXICO             TUCSON,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PORTIONS OF 4HR FLIGHT FLOWN ABOVE 10000-NO OXYGEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9493Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9493Y-1990-11-26), registration cancelled 1990-11-26, S/N D6668 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Registry model: [Beech N35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (registry code 1151528) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tucson Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790323008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790323008239A), Mar 23, 1979: Beech N35, Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long. Overshot 12,000 ft long runway. Acft had been operated for an extended time above 10,000 ft.

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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