# Accident 20031228036511A: Piper J3C65, Peoria, AZ, December 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2003, 13:12 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8011° N, 112.2511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8011&lon=-112.2511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2094M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2094M-2007-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031228036511A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THE PIPER J-3C-65 N2094M WAS DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 5L AT PLEASANT VALLEY AIRPORT (P-48) AT APPROXIMATELY 500 TO 600 FEET AGL; A SCHLEICHER ASK-21 N274KS GLIDER WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS IN A DESIGNATED ACTIVE AEROBATIC BOX. THE TAIL WING OF THE PIPER J-3C-65 N2094M CONTACTED THE GLIDER BETWEEN THE EMPENNAGE AND THE MAIN FUSELAGE, SEVERING THE EMPENNAGE FORWARD OF THE TAIL SECTION OF THE ASK-21 N274KS GLIDER. THE PIPER J-3C-65 HAD ENTERED AN ACTIVE AEROBATIC BOX. APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 FOOT OF THE PIPER J-3C-65 N2094M LEFT OUTER WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO CAUSAL FACTORS DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N274KS, Schler ASK21: [Accident 20031228036512A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031228036512A)

## 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 ANC04FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA016), Dec 28, 2003: Piper J3C-65 (N2094M), Peoria, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's aircraft and a subsequent midair collision. A factor associated with the…

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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