# NTSB LAX71FUJ92: Piper PA-28R, N3250R, Laveen, AZ, May 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1971
- Place: Laveen, AZ · LAVEEN, AZ
- Location: 33.3628° N, 112.1693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laveen, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3628&lon=-112.1693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUJ92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUJ92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0503  71/5/19    LAVEEN,ARIZ         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 128
        TIME - 1836                    N3250R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST JOHNS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRACT STALLS.UN RESTART ENG.RAISED GR DRG APCH,ROAD BENDS.NO ENG MALFUNCTIONS FOUND DRG INVEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3250R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3250R-2018-02-08), registration cancelled 2018-02-08, S/N 28R31251, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Johns Strip

## Other investigations on N3250R (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 MIA96LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA008), Oct 13, 1995: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3250R), Covington, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to divert to an alternate airport after recognizing a low fuel state existed and his delay to declare an emergency with ATC. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable…

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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