Beechcraft H35 N4687D
7 February 1983 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 February 1983 at about 00:47 local time, a Beechcraft H35 registered N4687D, operated by Bruce Gerald Wood, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tucson Intl. (TUC)
- Coordinates
- 32.1506, -110.9302
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft H35
- Registration
- N4687D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bruce Gerald Wood
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Guaymas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FA098
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT WAS ADVISED OF THE POSITION OF A BOEING 727 THAT WAS LANDING ON RWY 29R & HE REPORTED SEEING THEACFT. HE ALSO WAS CAUTIONED ABOUT POSSIBLE WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE BOEING & HE ACKNOWLEDGED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON AN APPROACH TO LAND, ABOUT 2 MI FROM THE ARPT, HIS BEECH H35 SUDDENLY PITCHED UP & FLIPPED OVER. HE RECOVERED, WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY. AN EXAM AFTER LANDING REVEALED THAT THE V-TAIL WAS DAMAGED. THE INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT STABILIZER WAS DEFORMED DOWNWARD ABOUT 1 3/4 INCHES & ITS LOWER SKIN WAS BUCKLED BETWEEN THE FRONT & REAR SPARS. THE FRONT SPAR OF THE RIGHT RUDDERVATOR WAS TWISTED & THERE WAS SKIN DEFORMATIONON BOTH RUDDERVATORS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BEECH HAD CROSSED THE PATH OF THE LARGE ACFT AT APRX THE SAME ALT & ABOUT 60 TO 65 SEC LATER. THE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE UPSET WAS APRX 160 KTS. THE MANEUVERING SPEED WAS 124 KTS IAS. THE AIM RCMDS 2 MIN SEPN BEHIND A LARGE ACFT WHEN LANDING ON THE SAME RWY OR A PARALLEL RWY WITHIN 2500 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft H35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft H35 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft H35 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1983 | Beechcraft H35 | Antioch, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Apr 1983 | Beechcraft H35 | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1983 | Beechcraft H35 | Modesto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft H35 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Westwings Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1983 | Bell 206L-3 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1983 | Taylorcraft BC12D | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1983 | Boeing D75N1 | Marana, Arizona, United States | James Bradley | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1983 | Cessna 401 | Near Globe, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-28-236 | Wikieup, Arizona, United States | Deer Valley Avionics | Fatal | 4 |
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