- Date
- January 9, 1975
- Place
- Show Low, AZ · SHOW LOW, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3883WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750109012719A
- Case key
- 148152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1104 75/1/9 NR.SHOW LOW,AZ PIPER PA-32 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 160 TIME - 1505 N3883W PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSDALE,AZ ALBUQUERQUE,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- CARRYING LOAD OF MARIJUANA. RECOVERY DATE 3/25/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3883W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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