LAX68A0044

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Show Low, AZ · October 31, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 31, 1967
Place
Show Low, AZ · SHOW LOW, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6418PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report December 12, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113471

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0740  67/10/31   SHOW LOW,ARIZ       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1900                    N6418P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOW LOW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-11/1/67.PLT FLEW ABT 7HRS BTWN 0700-1900,HAD 2.5 ALCO DRKS AT SHOW LOW.NO VSBL HORIZ

Aircraft

Registration
N6418P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Show Low

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