# Accident 20070409013309A: Piper PA28151, Cibecue, AZ, April 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2007, 03:30 local time
- Place: Cibecue, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0033° N, 110.4442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0033&lon=-110.4442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42487, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42487-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070409013309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 6:09 AM THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL REPORTING AN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT NEAR THE CIBECUE AIRSTRIP. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 AM A MOTORIST PICKED UP THE PIC WHO WAS DELIVERED TO EMT RESPONDING TO THE REPORTED ACCIDENT. THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD LEFT AEG AIRPORT NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NM AT ABOUT 12:00 AM, FLEW 45 MINUTES AND REALIZED THAT LUGGAGE HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE RAMP IN AEG, RETURN TO AEG AND DEPARTED AGAIN FOR DEER VALLEY AIRPORT DVT IN PHOENIX, AZ AT ABOUT 1:30 AM. THE PIC STATED THAT AT ABOUT 3:30 AM HE BEGAN TO DOUBT HIS GPS AND BELIEVING HE COULD BE OFF-COURSE USED THE GPS TO FIND THE NEAREST AIRPORT. PIC STATED THAT AFTER OVER-FLYING THE CIBECUE AIRPORT AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN TO REVERSE THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, HE HAD TO AVOID A ROCK OUTCROPPING. PIC STATED THAT HE REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE HILL IN FRONT OF HIM AND REDUCED POWER, EXTENDED FLAPS AND TRIED TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR FUEL SPILL AT THE SCENE AND THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN RECOVERED. THE ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE DID HAVE SOME FUEL IN IT.

## 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 SEA07LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA097), Apr 9, 2007: Piper PA-28-151 (N42487), Cibecue, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper control of the airplane during an off airport landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's psychological condition, impairment due to overdose of prescription…

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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