19730117001669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA24400 · Navajo, AZ · January 17, 1973

Date
January 17, 1973
Place
Navajo, AZ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7140P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX73AL035
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
389 total87 in this make and model49 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Cont flt into area of severe turb. Both outbd wg panels,ailerons and r horiz stab sep. Rcvr 1/18/73

As the FAA filed it

CONT FLT INTO AREA OF SEVERE TURB. BOTH OUTBD WG PANELS,AILERONS AND R HORIZ STAB SEP.RCVR 1/18/73

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.