# NTSB LAX72DUJ91: Piper PA-28, N7213J, Cave Creek, AZ, April 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1972
- Place: Cave Creek, AZ · CAVE CREEK, AZ
- Location: 33.8333° N, 111.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cave Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8333&lon=-111.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUJ91
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ91

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1558  72/4/19    CAVE CREEK,ARIZ     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0900                    N7213J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 4255 TOTAL HOURS, 40
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAREFREE,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DURG LOW FLT OVR MT TERRAIN ACFT HIT GND DUE DWNDFT KNOCKED R GR OFF,CONTD FLT,LNDD ARPT,MORE DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7213J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7213J-1974-08-16), registration cancelled 1974-08-16, S/N 28-24547 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7213J (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 LAX72DUJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ11-118248), Jun 29, 1972: Piper PA-28 (N7213J), Nogales, Mexico, destroyed

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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