# Accident 20230610007769A: Compagnie Daher TB 30 EPSILON, Apache Junction, AZ, June 10, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2023, 07:52 local time
- Place: Apache Junction, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4188° N, 111.4353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4188&lon=-111.4353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N759F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N759F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Compagnie Daher TB 30 EPSILON (registry code 8682011, https://openairdocs.org/model/compagnie-daher-tb-30-epsilon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO540-L1B5D (registry code 41791, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio540-l1b5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMPAGNIE DAHER TB 30 EPSILON
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO540-L1B5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230610007769A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 10TH, 2023, THREE SIMILAR AIRCRAFT (SOCATA TB-30 EPSILON) DEPARTED FALCON FIELD (FFZ) IN MESA, AZ FOR A SCENIC FLIGHT.  THE THREE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FFZ AS A FLIGHT OF THREE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NORTH BOUND FROM RWY 4 THEN HEADING NORTH AND EAST BOUND TOWARD THE LOST DUTCHMAN STATE PARK.  THE FLIGHT THEN ENTERED A TRAILING FORMATION HEADING EAST ALONG THE RIDGELINES OF THE SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS.  AS THEY WERE TRAVERSING THE RIDGES, THE SECOND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 18 MILES EAST OF THE FALCON FIELD AIRPORT.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR23FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA223), Jun 10, 2023: Compagnie Daher TB 30 Epsilon (N759F), Apache Junction, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s controlled flight into the mountainous terrain due to diminished depth perception as a result of the shadowing effect from the sun’s position. Contributing to the accident was 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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