# Accident 19860419013129A: Piper PA25235, Phoenix, AZ, April 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5907° N, 112.0995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5907&lon=-112.0995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6661Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6661Z-1989-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 755 total, 160 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860419013129A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON A CIRCULAR FINAL. CAUGHT A WING AND CRASH LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX86FUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ01), Apr 19, 1986: Piper PA-25-235 (N6661Z), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6661Z (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810101022069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101022069I), Jan 1, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N6661Z), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Glider tow plane struck person standing in middle of runway. Sun was in pilots eyes.
- [Accident 19730828028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730828028979A), Aug 28, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N6661Z), Picacho, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit in unbalanced flat turn during swathrun.

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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