# NTSB LAX73DUJ26: Piper PA-22, N8628C, Duncan, AZ, September 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1972
- Place: Duncan, AZ · DUNCAN, AZ
- Location: 32.7500° N, 109.0884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duncan, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7500&lon=-109.0884&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8628C-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 22-1306, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hay Field

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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