# NTSB LAX70D0113: Piper PA-24, N6408P, Marble Cnon, AZ, August 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1969
- Place: Marble Cnon, AZ · MARBLE CNON, AZ
- Location: 36.8155° N, 111.6377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marble Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8155&lon=-111.6377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3650  69/8/26    MARBLE CNON,ARIZ    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N6408P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 4750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            389 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLIFF DWELLERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARBLE CNON,ARIZ            PAGE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           105                                                     230
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OAT 105DEG F, DENSITY ALT APRX 8500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6408P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408P-1994-03-16), registration cancelled 1994-03-16, S/N 241518 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cliff Dwellers

## Other investigations on N6408P (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 SEA92LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA031), Dec 27, 1991: Piper PA-24-250 (N6408P), Missoula, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION, FAILURE TO PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH, AND IMPROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS INCLUDE POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS BELOW APPROACH MINIMUMS.
- [NTSB LAX66D0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0248), Jan 8, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N6408P), Boulder City, CO, 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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