# Accident 19811127079039A: Piper PA23, Phoenix, AZ, November 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1303P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1303P-1982-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,978 total, 118 in this make and model, 311 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DUJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127079039A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX82DUJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ13), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N1303P), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

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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