# Accident 19750311014679A: Piper PA28R200, Yuma, AZ, March 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1975
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5133W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5133W-1975-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75AL049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750311014679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNAUTH FLT. FLEW INTO CANYON WALL AT NITE. RECOVERY DATE 4/13/75.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX75AL049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL049), Mar 11, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5133W), Yuma, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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