# NTSB LAX72DUJ36: Piper PA-28, N5016W, Flagstaff, AZ, August 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1971
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ · FLAGSTAFF, AZ
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3220  71/8/27    FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N5016W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PULLIAM FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAGSTAFF,ARIZ              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5016W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016W-1975-06-17), registration cancelled 1975-06-17, S/N 28-17, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pulliam Field

## Other investigations on N5016W (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 LAX75AL052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75AL052), Apr 8, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5016W), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 1 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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