# Accident 19950812023209A: Piper PA30, Wickenburg, AZ, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 07:15 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Wickenburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9706° N, 112.7951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICKENBURG MUNI (E25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9706&lon=-112.7951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8113Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,500 total, 542 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023209A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT. BACKFIRING HEARD. PROPS FEATHERED. BAD MAGNETOS. TIMING OFF PAWLS STUCK. LOOSE ROTORS ETC.

## 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 LAX95LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA290), Aug 12, 1995: Piper PA-30-B (N8113Y), Wickenberg, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper emergency procedures. The pilot's diverted attention, and the magnetos clearance and timing were factors in this accident.

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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