# NTSB LAX80FUJ69: Beech 58, N20321, Scottsdale, AZ, June 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1980
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUJ69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3197  80/6/13    SCOTTSDALE,AZ       BEECH 58            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 9650
        TIME - 0825                    N20321              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                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)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT DELAYED GEAR EXTN TO REACH ARPT.TCHDWN W GEAR IN TRANSITION.L FUEL GAUGE IND 3/8,R ABV YELLOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N20321 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsdale Muni

## 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 19800613022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800613022019A), Jun 13, 1980: Beech 58, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Engines quit after takeoff. Crash-landed near runway trying to return. Fuel tanks empty. Error in fuel gauges.

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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