LAX74DUJ40

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-32 · Arlington, AZ · January 12, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1974
Place
Arlington, AZ · ARLINGTON, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N4012WPiper PA-32
Status
Completed · report February 26, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187223

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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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3-0091  74/1/12  NR.ARLINGTON,ARIZ     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32,
        TIME - 1630                    N4012W              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STOLEN ACFT.CRASH LANDED IN DESERT.

Aircraft

Registration
N4012W
Reported as
Piper PA-32
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage