- Date
- March 16, 1982, 01:30 local (08:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N184VBBeech 58
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820316004319A
- Case key
- 72867
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt departed phoenix at 0045 for the third leg of a six leg bank run between phoenix & Tucson intl arpt. He was in contact with the phoenix TRACON during departure & was released at the toltec intersection (V16) at 5,500 ft. there was no further radio contact with the acft. Both Tucson TRACON & tower were shut down after midnight. The acft overflew Tucson intl arpt & impacted a mountain at 5,200 ft MSL in a slight nose down attitude (2-3 deg). A straight line drawn from the toltec intersection through Tucson intl arpt into the santa rita mountains, specifically Mt. Fagan, will locate the approximately site of the crash. The plt was up by 0815 on 3/15/82. Later in the day he flew another BE-58 sortie (1630-1730) giving a pilot check-out for a commercial operator. He then returned home for supper & finally reported for normal duty at 2130.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N184VB
- Reported as
- Beech 58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TW1076
- Airframe hours
- 2,211
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-CB8, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Valley National Bank
- Registered owner
- Valley National Bank
- Departed
- Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- Ada, MN
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,806 total · 180 in this make and model · 12,306 as pilot in command · 285 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 129 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.