# NTSB LAX71AL022: Piper PA-28, N5071W, Gila Bend, AZ, October 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1970
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ · GILA BEND, AZ
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71AL022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL022

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1346  70/10/17   GILA BEND,ARIZ      CESSNA 210G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 2898
        TIME - 1250                    N5868F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILA BEND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                GILA BEND,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PA-28 LND OK.C-210 MADE GO AROUND.L GR SEPARATED.CONT TO PHOENIX,LND GR UP. GILA BEND UNCONTROLLED
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1346  70/10/17   GILA BEND,ARIZ      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 450
        TIME - 1250                    N5071W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILA BEND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILA COMP STA,ARIZ          GILA BEND,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- CESSNA OVERTOOK PIPER FROM ABOVE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5071W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5071W), registered now, S/N 28-80, built 1961 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gila Bend

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N5868F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5868F-2014-03-25), registration cancelled 2014-03-25, S/N 21058868, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210G
- Registry model: [Cessna 210G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210g) (registry code 2073430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gila Bend

## Other investigations on N5071W (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 DEN66D0206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0206), Jan 19, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N5071W), Logan, UT, 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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