Beech BE-35 accident near Scottsdale, Arizona, November 26, 1983
On November 26, 1983 at about 1:54 am local time, a Beech BE-35, registered N200CF, was substantially damaged in an accident near Scottsdale, Arizona (Scottsdale airport). It was a personal 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
- November 26, 1983 · about 1:54 am local time
- Place
- Scottsdale, Arizona · Scottsdale · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-35
- Registration
- N200CF · registry record · serial D-200
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SIGN DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A STREET. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD AMPLE FUEL FOR THE FLT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE FUELING FACILITY WAS CLOSED AT THE ARPT AT TIME OF HIS DEPARTURE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE ACFT SHOWED JUST A TRACE OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND NO FUEL IN THE AUX TANK. THE PLT REPORTED A POST ACCIDENT LEAK IN THE RIGHT TANK OF '1 QUART A MINUTE'.
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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 120 hours in all; 22 in this make and model; 16 in the last 90 days; 118 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Unknown (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,648 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 1, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental E-185 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 4OE Tucson AZ at 1:15 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 8,250 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 45 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 50°F (10°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:49 am from SDL, 1 miles away
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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