# NTSB LAX72AL038: Piper PA-22, N2565P, Chloride, AZ, November 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1971
- Place: Chloride, AZ · CHLORIDE, AZ
- Location: 35.4097° N, 114.1972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chloride, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4097&lon=-114.1972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72AL038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3865  71/11/23   CHLORIDE,ARIZ       PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2565P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 11/24/71. OBS SAW ACFT DIVING TO ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE LAKE. NO WITNESSES TO ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2565P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2565P-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 38-79A1040 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2565P (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 SEA87FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA014), Oct 26, 1986: Piper PA-38 (N2565P), Port Townsend, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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