# NTSB DEN66D0175: Piper PA-28, N5279W, Phoenix, AZ, November 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1965
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3425   65/11/8   PHOENIX ARIZ        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 2110                    N5279W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5279W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5279W), registered now, S/N 28-328, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (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
- Airport: Deer Valley

## Other investigations on N5279W (2)

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 SEA72DYG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG27), Jan 22, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N5279W), Brewster, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA65F0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0037), Apr 13, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N5279W), Othello, WA, 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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