- Date
- April 20, 1971
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6468WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160782
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1840 71/4/20 PHOENIX,ARIZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1750 N6468W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 2683 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- FINAL APCH 75-100FT AGL FLW LDG CH34C HELICOPTER ACFT TURNED R THEN FLIPPED L-DSCNDD.AIM 2/71 CVRS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6468W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Deer Valley
N6468WRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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