# NTSB LAX74DUJ67: Piper PA-22, N2341A, Showlow, AZ, May 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1974
- Place: Showlow, AZ · SHOWLOW, AZ
- Location: 34.2542° N, 110.0298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Show Low, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2542&lon=-110.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUJ67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0999   74/5/3    SHOWLOW,ARIZ        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 174
        TIME - 1145                    N2341A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHOWLOW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           SHOWLOW,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          190                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT EXPED SUDDEN WINDSHIFT JUST PRIOR TO T/D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2341A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2341A-1976-07-30), registration cancelled 1976-07-30, S/N 22-737 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Showlow

## 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 19740503011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740503011929A), May 3, 1974: Piper PA22135, Showlow, AZ, Substantial damage. Acft exped sudden windshift just prior to t/d.

## Other investigations on N2341A (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76AF068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF068), Mar 2, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N2341A), Liberty, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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