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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 1990 |
| Time: | 12:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | James M Dellas |
| Registration: | N9463C |
| MSN: | 31861 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4740 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (KPHX) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF A CARGO CARRYING AIRPLANE LANDED AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS ATC CLEARANCE, BEGAN TAXIING TOWARD THE PARKING AREA. THE CHOSEN TAXIWAY CROSSED BEHIND A TRANSPORT CATEGORY JET (MD 80) WHICH WAS HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF. THE ACCIDENT PILOT TAXIED INTO THE PATH OF THE JET'S EXHAUST AND WAS PUSHED DOWN ONTO ITS NOSE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DISTANCE FROM A MD-80'S JET EXHAUST.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA344
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 2018 | N9463C | Private | 0 | Mount Vernon, WA | |
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| Bounced on landing | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 21:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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