# Accident 20160802012749A: Piper PA-34-200T, Flagstaff, AZ, August 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2016, 09:22 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1064° N, 111.7242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1064&lon=-111.7242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82806, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82806-2017-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802012749A

## Narrative

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

N82806 CALLED AS HE WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE OFF OF FLG AIRPORT, REQUESTING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO FFZ AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT ADVISED THEY WERE A MEDIVAC FLIGHT. N82806 CALLED BACK APPROX 5 MINUTES LATER AIRBORNE. N82806 WAS RADAR IDENTIFIED AND GIVEN THE LOCAL ALTIMETER. JEROME CONTROLLER LOST RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT 2 MINUTES LATER. JEROME CONTROLLER ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TRANSMISSIONS TO N82806 AND WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE AIRCRAFT. SEARCH AND RESCUE WAS INITIATED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF LOSING CONTACT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND WAS DESTROYED APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES SOUTH WEST OF FLG, THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES

## 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 WPR16FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA158), Aug 3, 2016: Piper PA 34-200T (N82806), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A departure flight path that consisted of several unexplained turns during the initial climbout, and terminated in a high-speed descent and ground impact. The reason(s) for the turns and descent…

## Other reports on N82806 (2)

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

- [Incident 20121019024579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121019024579I), Oct 19, 2012: Piper PA-34-200T (N82806), Goodyear, AZ, Minor damage. After pilot landed and exited runway, the left landing gear collapsed. No injuries. Left engine sudden stoppage, bent propeller tips; damaged pitot mast; skin…
- [Incident 19970324003569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970324003569I), Mar 24, 1997: Piper PA34200T (N82806), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed with gear up. Indication light c/b (5 amp) found popped. Landing gear motor breaker in. A/c taken to hangar and placed on jacks.…

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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