Boeing D75N1 accident near Marana, Arizona, March 20, 1983
On March 20, 1983 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Boeing D75N1, registered N59496, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marana, Arizona. It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 20, 1983 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Marana, Arizona
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing D75N1 · all D75N1s on the register
- Registration
- N59496 · no longer on the register · serial 753782
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,500 hours in all; 10 in this make and model; 36 in the last 90 days; 1,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,000 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 1978; 50 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,730 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R985 ANI (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BLH Blythe CA at 4:00 pm
- Destination: E14 Tucson AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N59496 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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