LAX73DUJ26

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Duncan, AZ · September 8, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1972
Place
Duncan, AZ · DUNCAN, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8628CPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168294

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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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3-3464   72/9/8    DUNCAN,ARIZ         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N8628C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUNCAN,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION

Aircraft

Registration
N8628C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hay Field

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.