- Date
- July 13, 1973
- Place
- Prescott, AZ · PRESCOTT, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N95173Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730713019279A
- Case key
- 189641
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1796 73/7/13 PRESCOTT,ARIZ PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N95173 PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 45, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESCOTT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRESCOTT,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 7000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- AT 100FT OVR DEPT END OF RWY ACFT LOST PWR.LNDD IN SHRUB OAK.STUDENT FAM RIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95173
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Prescott
N95173Registered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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