# Accident 20090909018092A: Piper PA28161, Coolidge, AZ, September 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2009, 09:45 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OXZS
- Location: 32.9675° N, 111.5078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9675&lon=-111.5078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N994T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994T-2012-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 1,240 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090909018092A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIPER N994T WAS APPROACHING AYZUT INTERSECTION FROM THE EAST AT 4500 FT. MSL INBOUND FOR PRACTICE GPS RUNWAY 23, CASA GRANDE WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH CESSNA N94741 THAT WAS 5 1/2 MILES FROM THE COOLIDGE AIRPORT. PART OF THE CESSNA'S RIGHT WIND WAS LODGED IN THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE NOSE COWLING OF THE PIPER. PIPER N994T WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 WPR09FA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09FA437), Sep 9, 2009: Piper PA-28-161 (N994T), Coolidge, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both safety/spotter pilots to see and avoid the other airplane.

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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