LAX71DUJ01

NTSB accident investigation · Navion A · Willcox, AZ · June 19, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1971
Place
Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3180GNavion A
Status
Completed · report February 18, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161862

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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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3-2192  71/6/19    WILLCOX,ARIZ        NAVION A            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N3180G              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCON,ARIZ                 WILLCOX,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPD IN A STEEP BNK ON BASE LEG,STALLED,HIT TREES.TOO LOW TO RCVR.

Aircraft

Registration
N3180G
Reported as
Navion A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.