# NTSB LAX74AL056: Piper PA-28, N15441, Carefree, AZ, January 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 25, 1974
- Place: Carefree, AZ · CAREFREE, AZ
- Location: 33.8232° N, 111.9133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carefree, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8232&lon=-111.9133&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1711  74/1/25    CAREFREE,ARIZ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 135
        TIME - 2030                    N15441              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- L WING PANEL SEP AT BUTT LINE STA BL-22.VERT & HOR STAB SEPRTD.ACFT RCVRD 1/27/74.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15441](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15441-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 287310045, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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 19740125026159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740125026159A), Jan 25, 1974: Piper PA28235, Carefree, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. L wing panel sep at butt line sta BL-22.vert & hor stab seprtd. Acft rcvrd 1/27/74.flt phase unk.

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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