# NTSB DEN65D0061: Piper PA-28, N6349W, Yuma, AZ, April 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1965
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65D0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0723  65/4/16  NR.YUMA ARIZ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6349W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- EMPENNAGE STRUCK BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6349W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6349W-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N 28-20407, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6349W (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 LAX00LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA211), May 31, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N6349W), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff and his subsequent failure to relinquish control of the airplane.

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.

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