# NTSB LAX67D0425: Piper PA-28, N5905W, Black Canyon, AZ, May 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1967
- Place: Black Canyon, AZ · BLACK CANYON, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0425
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0425

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1440   67/5/6    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDPIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1955                    N5905W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MECHLINGS RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT ROOM FOR SAFE ABORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5905W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5905W-1982-03-22), registration cancelled 1982-03-22, S/N 28-2786 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mechlings Ranch

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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