# NTSB LAX73AL062: Bellanca 14-19, N6581N, Parker, AZ, June 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1973
- Place: Parker, AZ · PARKER, AZ
- Location: 34.0340° N, 114.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parker, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0340&lon=-114.2281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73AL062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1184   73/6/7    PARKER,ARIZ         BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4000
        TIME - 1245                    N6581N              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCKEYE,ARIZ                LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6581N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6581N-2019-01-22), registration cancelled 2019-01-22, S/N 2034, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (registry code 3080102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (registry code 41517, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730607015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730607015559A), Jun 7, 1973: Blanca 14193, Parker, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (.4) No narrative

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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