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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Bagdad, AZ · January 21, 1982

Date: January 21, 1982 · 08:45 local
Place: Bagdad, AZ
Airport: Bagdad
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N40291
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX82FUJ25
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total5,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N40291Registration cancelled Mar 2, 1982 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 277305106 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

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What happened

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

Aircraft crashed into mountain after attemtping landing at nearby airport where weather prevented landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AFTER ATTEMTPING LANDING AT NEARBY AIRPORT WHERE WEATHER PREVENTED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX82FUJ25Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBagdad, AZThe pilot attempted to fly from phoenix to Bagdad, AZ under a low overcast. When it became obvious that weather conditions were too poor for a landing the pilot attempted to reverse direction and the aircraft struck high terrain.Jan 21, 1982 · Destroyed