# NTSB LAX74DUJ63: Piper PA-22, N1891P, Coolidge, AZ, May 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1974
- Place: Coolidge, AZ · COOLIDGE, AZ
- Location: 32.9778° N, 111.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9778&lon=-111.5176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173428
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1741  74/5/22    COOLIDGE,ARIZ       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 7740
        TIME - 1000                    N1891P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOLIDGE-FLORENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELOY,ARIZ                   COOLIDGE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- NO BRAKE MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1891P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coolidge-Florence

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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