- Date
- December 14, 1982, 15:23 local (22:23 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6085EBeech K35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821214064499A
- Case key
- 72869
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed into rising terrain left wing tip first. The pilot had made a radio call saying he was landing due to smoke in the cockpit at 1517 MST. At 1523 MST the acft crashed off arpt on an upslope with a 30 degree incline. Examination of the wreckage did not indicate any in flt breakup of the acft structure. No evidence of malfunction was noted in the exhaust system or heat shrouds which might have produced smoke. Severity of the impact made this a non survivable accident. The drugs that the pilot was taking chronically would have an effect similiar to alcohol; namely confusion, lethargy, inattention etc. The pilot in the 24 hours prior to the accident took an unknown amount of medication his drug level indicates he was taking it chronically and in larger than normally prescribed doses.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6085E
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D6035
- Airframe hours
- 2,184
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-C-1, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kerley Chemical Corp.
- Registered owner
- Kerley Chemical Corp.
- Departed
- 7E2 · Benson, AZ
- Destination
- TUS · Tucson, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 707 total · 707 in this make and model · 707 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.