- Date
- March 20, 1983, 11:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marana, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N59496Boeing D75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830320008799A
- Case key
- 23648
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during an emergency landing in an open field. The weather was VMC and no flt plan was filed. The pilot reported that during the ferry flt he flew past his destination arpt by misreading his sectional chart. Shortly after this he reversed his course and noted the fuel gauges were registering one-eighth full. Fuel exhaustion occurred 10 miles from the arpt. The forced landing was made on a soft dirt field during which the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59496
- Reported as
- Boeing D75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 753782
- Airframe hours
- 7,000
- Engine
- P&W R985 ANI, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- James Bradley
- Registered owner
- Fluid Systems, Incorporated
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1978 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- BLH · Blythe, CA
- Destination
- E14 · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- 004
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 10 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N59496 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.