# NTSB LAX74FUJ73: Convair P4Y-2, N7237C, Safford, AZ, June 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1974
- Place: Safford, AZ · SAFFORD, AZ
- Location: 32.8333° N, 109.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Safford, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8333&lon=-109.6974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1735  74/6/27  NR.SAFFORD,ARIZ       CONVAIR P4Y-2       CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12000
        TIME - 0726                    N7237C              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DURING FIRE CNTRL SLURRY RUN ACFT HIT TREES ON MTN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7237C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7237C-2021-06-05), registration cancelled 2021-06-05, S/N 59763 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR P4Y-2
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee P4Y-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-p4y-2) (registry code 2421102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (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 19740627020819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740627020819A), Jun 27, 1974: Cvac P4Y2TRANSAIR, Safford, AZ, Destroyed. During fire cntrl slurry run acft hit trees on mtn slope.

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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