# NTSB LAX70AL061: Piper PA-32, N4121R, Colrado Cty, AZ, March 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1970
- Place: Colrado Cty, AZ · COLRADO CTY, AZ
- Location: 36.9701° N, 112.9853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9701&lon=-112.9853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0427  70/3/26  NR.COLRADO CTY,ARIZ   PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 3700
        TIME - 1953                    N4121R              PX-  5  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2680 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND CANYON,ARIZ           LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          BLOWING SNOW                                             240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RCVRY DATE 7/31/70.PLT RPTD IN SNW STM AT 9500FT.SVR TURBC,STG UPDFTS-DWNDFTS IN VCNTY OF MTNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4121R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4121R-1971-01-13), registration cancelled 1971-01-13, S/N 32-40439 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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