# NTSB LAX74AL026: Piper PA-18, N4265Z, Tacna, AZ, October 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1973
- Place: Tacna, AZ · TACNA, AZ
- Location: 32.7004° N, 113.9618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacna, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7004&lon=-113.9618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3094   73/10/4   TACNA,ARIZ          PIPER PA-18         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N4265Z              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              50, 13260 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            881 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TACNA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YUMA,ARIZ                   RETURN                       TACNA,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- BORDER SURVEILLANCE LOW ALT FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4265Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4265Z), registered now, S/N 18-8508, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tacna

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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