doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) (04/19/85)
Arizona fatal aircraft accident summary -- 1/1/82 through 3/31/85
The following is excerpted from the preliminary accident descriptions
that the FAA mails to Arizona pilots.
Cause of accident is based on initial investigation, and may not reflect
the final findings of FAA and/or NTSB reports.
Glossary:
CIT Controlled Impact with Terrain; commonly means "flew into the
side of a mountain"; usually occurs in instrument conditions.
IFR Flight was IFR on an IFR flight plan.
IMC Instrument Meterological Conditions; IFR weather was reported
at the scene; as used here also implies "not an IFR flight".
* By aircraft type flags certificated planes with fixed-pitch
props.
V<<<< Number of fatalities
Month V Type craft Apparent cause
----- - ------------ ----------------------
01/82 1 *Tripacer IMC; CIT
01/82 1 Cher 235 IFR; icing; losing altitude; rejected ATC offer of
vector to nearby airport; CIT
02/82 4 Cess P210 CIT
02/82 1 Mooney M20 Ferry flt; began slowing; stall/spin; cause unknown
03/82 2 *Grum AA-1
4 USAF KC-135 Restricted airspace; VFR conditions; midair
03/82 1 Baron 58 Night cargo flight; pilot fell asleep; CIT
03/82 5 Cess 401 IFR; icing; turbulence
04/82 3 H 500C helo Low altitude; struck cable
05/82 2 *Cess 172 400 lb overgross; climbing toward ridge; stall/spin
05/82 2 Rckwl 112TC Buzzing; struck tree
05/82 8 Cess 320 200 lb overgross; aft CG; engine failed; stall/spin
06/82 3 Cess T210 CIT
06/82 1 Grum Cheeta Low altitude; steep turns
07/82 1 Air Tractor Agricultural operation; probable stall
07/82 2 Aerostar Night; VFR; penetrated thunderstorm
08/82 2 Baron 55 Fuel starvation on takeoff
08/82 4 Maule M5 Max gross; density altitude 7000'; stalled
08/82 1 Cher 235 Engine failure on takeoff; stall/spin
10/82 1 *SuperCub Night; struck power lines
10/82 5 Baron 55 Drunk; night aerobatics; struck ground
10/82 1 *Grum Lynx Low steep turn to final; struck ground; com'l pilot
11/82 1 Cess 337 Fuel exhaustion on takeoff
12/82 4 Bell. Vikng IMC; CIT
12/82 1 Cherokee 6 IMC
12/82 1 V-Bonanza Inflight fire
12/82 1 *Grum Lynx Low altitude; aileron roll
01/83 6 MU-2B IFR; visual approach; thunderstorms & turbulence
02/83 1 Cess 182 Low altitude; low speed turn; contacted ground
02/83 2 H 300 helo Rotor separation
03/83 3 A36TC Bonan IMC; CIT
04/83 2 Cess 182 CIT
05/83 2 Ryan PT-22 Aerobatics
06/83 2 Cherokee 6 Night landing; unlighted strip; drunk; hit pole
06/83 1 *Cess 150 Student pilot; night solo; stalled
06/83 1 *Cess 152 Power-on stall; reason unknown
08/83 1 Vari-Eze Making low passes; rolled inverted; crashed
08/83 1 Cess 182 CIT
09/83 1 Expermtl Aerobatics
09/83 1 Expermtl Low altitude; struck street lamp
11/83 4 Cher Dakota IMC; CIT
?? 2 ?? ?? one report missing from Nov/Dec 83
01/84 2 Vari-Eze IMC; wind gusts; sleet; broke apart in flight
04/84 2 *Aeronca 7AC Stall/spin on takeoff; com'l pilot
07/84 2 H 500D helo Factory demo; rotor struck terrain
08/84 1 Cess 182RG Heart attack on takeoff
09/84 1 Weathrly620 Agricultural operation; struck power line
02/85 1 Expermtl Flipped and burned on landing; com'l pilot
02/85 2 *Bell. Champ Low altitude; struck power lines
03/85 1 *Musketeer Night; IMC; CIT
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