- Date
- March 14, 1980
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N59RZCessna 421B
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800314005829A
- Case key
- 131863
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0396 80/3/14 NR.TUCSON,AZ CESSNA 421B CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1645 N59RZ PX- 1 0 0 TEST 33, 9590 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BAL WTS,PN 5034011-1 & -3,MISG FM ELEVS.ELEV PUSH-PULL TUBE RIVETS FAILED,OVRLD.ELEV/STAB TWISTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59RZ
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ryan Field
N59RZRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna 421BAirframe modelCessna 421BEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.