Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 152 N48406

29 January 1983 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 29 January 1983 at about 18:02 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N48406, operated by Phase One Aviation, was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:02
Classification
Accident
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Davis-Monthan (DMA)
Coordinates
32.2199, -110.8194
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N48406
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Phase One Aviation
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tucson → Tucson
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA085

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

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

THE ACFT CRASHED ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AFTER ENGINE FAILURE DURING A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLOTRAINING FLIGHT HAD RETURNED TO TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND COULD NOT LAND BECAUSE OF CROSS-WINDS. HE DIVERTED TO DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB. AFTER SEVERAL APPROACHES AND GO-AROUNDS AT DAVIS-MONTHAN THE ACFT CRASHED ONE MILE NORTH OF THE BASE AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT LAND AT DAVIS-MONTHAN BECAUSE OF CROSSWINDS. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 170 DEG A 16 GUSTING 25 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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