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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Phoenix, AZ · November 27, 1981

Date
November 27, 1981 · 17:15 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1303P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DUJ13
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,978 total118 in this make and model311 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed on initial takeoff. Feathered and secured. Hit ditch due to rising terrain. Suspect water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. FEATHERED AND SECURED. HIT DITCH DUE TO RISING TERRAIN. SUSPECT WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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