# NTSB DEN65F0064: Piper PA-20, N1567A, Ajo, AZ, April 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1965
- Place: Ajo, AZ · AJO, AZ
- Location: 32.3717° N, 112.8607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ajo, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3717&lon=-112.8607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0728  65/4/18    AJO ARIZ            PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 284
        TIME - 0645                    N1567A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AJO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1567A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1567A-1967-06-01), registration cancelled 1967-06-01, S/N 20-775 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ajo

## Other investigations on N1567A (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 UNK65X0404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0404), Oct 24, 1964: Piper PA20 (N1567A), Marana, AZ, substantial damage

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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