LAX73DUG04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Anza, CA · July 14, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 14, 1972
Place
Anza, CA · ANZA, CA
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8733NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167353

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2400  72/7/14  NR.ANZA,CALIF         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 468
        TIME - 1710                    N8733N              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,ARIZ                   SANTA ANA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N8733N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lk.Riverside

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.