# NTSB LAX67D0203: Piper PA-28, N6507W, Maricopa, AZ, November 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1966
- Place: Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0203
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0203

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3566  66/11/16   MARICOPA ARIZ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 6500
        TIME - 2230                    N6507W              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARICOPA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MISJUDGED POSITION RELATIVE TO KNOWN WIRES WHILE ATTEMPTING NIGHT LANDING ON UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6507W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6507W-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 28-20584, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Maricopa

## Other investigations on N6507W (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 CHI66F0769](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0769), Apr 18, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6507W), Richmond, IN, 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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