- Date
- December 11, 1983, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1563ZBeech 95-A55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831211060299A
- Case key
- 23917
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Sequence of events
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In flight collision with terrain/water
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The acft crashed during a local multi-engine instructional flight. There were no known witnesses to the accident. Examination of the wreckage failed to reveal any pre-impact malfunction of the aircraft or engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1563Z
- Reported as
- Beech 95-A55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC223
- Airframe hours
- 4,018
- Engine
- Continental IO-470L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John M. Vance
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 3, 1983 · 116 hours before
- Departed
- RYN · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- RYN · Ryan Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 17,125 total · 500 in this make and model · 17,017 as pilot in command · 287 in the last 90 days · 67 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 17 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.